diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationInstance.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationInstance.java
index 941ab8e6..7813b7fa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationInstance.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/AnnotationInstance.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 public final class AnnotationInstance {
     static final NameComparator NAME_COMPARATOR = new NameComparator();
     static final AnnotationInstance[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new AnnotationInstance[0];
-    static final DotName RETENTION = new DotName(DotName.JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_NAME, "Retention", true, false);
 
     private final DotName name;
     private final AnnotationTarget target;
@@ -97,8 +96,8 @@ public static AnnotationInstanceBuilder builder(ClassInfo annotationType) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Annotation type can't be null");
         }
         DotName name = annotationType.name();
-        boolean visible = annotationType.hasDeclaredAnnotation(RETENTION)
-                && annotationType.declaredAnnotation(RETENTION).value().asString().equals("RUNTIME");
+        boolean visible = annotationType.hasDeclaredAnnotation(DotName.RETENTION_NAME)
+                && annotationType.declaredAnnotation(DotName.RETENTION_NAME).value().asString().equals("RUNTIME");
         return new AnnotationInstanceBuilder(name, visible);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java
index 54970b07..3c192b6f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/ClassInfo.java
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> annotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name, In
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             for (AnnotationInstance container : annotations(containingType.name())) {
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> declaredAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             AnnotationInstance container = declaredAnnotation(containingType.name());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/DotName.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/DotName.java
index ab5a7bc1..04c3e146 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/DotName.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/DotName.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public final class DotName implements Comparable<DotName> {
     public static final DotName STRING_NAME;
     public static final DotName INHERITED_NAME;
     public static final DotName REPEATABLE_NAME;
+    public static final DotName RETENTION_NAME;
 
     private final DotName prefix;
     private final String local;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public final class DotName implements Comparable<DotName> {
         STRING_NAME = new DotName(JAVA_LANG_NAME, "String", true, false);
         INHERITED_NAME = new DotName(JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_NAME, "Inherited", true, false);
         REPEATABLE_NAME = new DotName(JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_NAME, "Repeatable", true, false);
+        RETENTION_NAME = new DotName(DotName.JAVA_LANG_ANNOTATION_NAME, "Retention", true, false);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java
index 77fb7162..cdc81a34 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/FieldInfo.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> annotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name, In
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             for (AnnotationInstance container : annotations(containingType.name())) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> declaredAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             AnnotationInstance container = declaredAnnotation(containingType.name());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Index.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Index.java
index 5407a0bb..682f913a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Index.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Index.java
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ public final class Index implements IndexView {
     private static final List<AnnotationInstance> EMPTY_ANNOTATION_LIST = Collections.emptyList();
     private static final List<ClassInfo> EMPTY_CLASSINFO_LIST = Collections.emptyList();
 
-    static final DotName REPEATABLE = DotName.createSimple("java.lang.annotation.Repeatable");
-
     final Map<DotName, AnnotationInstance[]> annotations;
     final Map<DotName, ClassInfo[]> subclasses;
     final Map<DotName, ClassInfo[]> subinterfaces;
@@ -333,7 +331,7 @@ public Collection<AnnotationInstance> getAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName annot
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable == null) {
             // Not a repeatable annotation
             return getAnnotations(annotationName);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java
index c0fcf4be..bd94fc1c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodInfo.java
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> annotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name, In
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             for (AnnotationInstance container : annotations(containingType.name())) {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ public List<AnnotationInstance> declaredAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name,
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             AnnotationInstance container = declaredAnnotation(containingType.name());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java
index 2b278939..0e59e117 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/MethodParameterInfo.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public List<AnnotationInstance> annotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name, IndexVie
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             for (AnnotationInstance container : annotations(containingType.name())) {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public List<AnnotationInstance> declaredAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name,
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             AnnotationInstance container = declaredAnnotation(containingType.name());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/RecordComponentInfo.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/RecordComponentInfo.java
index 63beaa05..14ec74e3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/RecordComponentInfo.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/RecordComponentInfo.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> annotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name, In
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             for (AnnotationInstance container : annotations(containingType.name())) {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> declaredAnnotationsWithRepeatable(DotName
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             AnnotationInstance container = declaredAnnotation(containingType.name());
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Type.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Type.java
index 81c361b1..3ccb5c3d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Type.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jboss/jandex/Type.java
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ public final List<AnnotationInstance> annotationsWithRepeatable(DotName name, In
         if (!annotationClass.isAnnotation()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not an annotation type: " + annotationClass);
         }
-        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(Index.REPEATABLE);
+        AnnotationInstance repeatable = annotationClass.declaredAnnotation(DotName.REPEATABLE_NAME);
         if (repeatable != null) {
             Type containingType = repeatable.value().asClass();
             AnnotationInstance container = annotation(containingType.name());