diff --git a/src/main/java/org/spdx/tools/Verify.java b/src/main/java/org/spdx/tools/Verify.java
index abb0dd1..84b9a59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/spdx/tools/Verify.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/spdx/tools/Verify.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 		}
 		// separate out the warning from errors
 		List<String> warnings = new ArrayList<>();
-		List<String> errors = new ArrayList<String>();
+		List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
 		for (String verifyMsg : verify) {
 			if (verifyMsg.contains(" is deprecated.")) {
 				warnings.add(verifyMsg);