diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Gossip.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Gossip.scala
index aa58e20812..957ae58128 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Gossip.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/Gossip.scala
@@ -175,15 +175,15 @@ private[cluster] final case class Gossip(
       vclock.prune(VectorClock.Node(Gossip.vclockName(node)))
     }
 
-    // 2. merge members by selecting the single Member with highest MemberStatus out of the Member groups
+    // 3. merge members by selecting the single Member with highest MemberStatus out of the Member groups
     val mergedMembers =
       Gossip.emptyMembers.union(Member.pickHighestPriority(this.members, that.members, mergedTombstones))
 
-    // 3. merge reachability table by picking records with highest version
+    // 4. merge reachability table by picking records with highest version
     val mergedReachability =
       this.overview.reachability.merge(mergedMembers.map(_.uniqueAddress), that.overview.reachability)
 
-    // 4. Nobody can have seen this new gossip yet
+    // 5. Nobody can have seen this new gossip yet
     val mergedSeen = Set.empty[UniqueAddress]
 
     Gossip(mergedMembers, GossipOverview(mergedSeen, mergedReachability), mergedVClock, mergedTombstones)