diff --git a/rewrite-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/rewrite/auto/AutoRewrite.kt b/rewrite-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/rewrite/auto/AutoRewrite.kt
index 847fea9..f397b96 100644
--- a/rewrite-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/rewrite/auto/AutoRewrite.kt
+++ b/rewrite-core/src/main/kotlin/com/netflix/rewrite/auto/AutoRewrite.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ package com.netflix.rewrite.auto;
  * Build tool plugins then scan for the annotation in the classpath and apply the operations to the codebase.
  */
 
-@Retention(AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION)
 annotation class AutoRewrite(val value: String, val description: String)
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