diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/hooks/GitHook.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/hooks/GitHook.java
index e19ebcc..4cbd6c2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/hooks/GitHook.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/hooks/GitHook.java
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
  *            the return type which is expected from {@link #call()}
  * @see <a href="http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks">Git
  *      Hooks on the git-scm official site</a>
- * @since 4.0
+ * @since 5.11
  */
-abstract class GitHook<T> implements Callable<T> {
+public abstract class GitHook<T> implements Callable<T> {
 
 	private final Repository repo;