diff --git a/ear/project.xml b/ear/project.xml
index 35497b42..8925c6d1 100644
--- a/ear/project.xml
+++ b/ear/project.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,13 +18,12 @@
  */
  -->
 
-
 <project>
   <extend>../project.xml</extend>
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-ear-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven EAR Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.4-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.4</currentVersion>
   <description>Ear Plugin for Maven</description>
   <shortDescription>Ear Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/ear/</url>
@@ -31,9 +31,16 @@
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/ear/</siteDirectory>
   <repository>
     <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-plugins/ear/</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:cvs:ext:${maven.username}@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs:maven-plugins/ear/</developerConnection>
     <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven-plugins/ear/</url>
   </repository>
-  <versions/>
+  <versions>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.4</id>
+      <name>1.4</name>
+      <tag>MAVEN_EAR_1_4</tag>
+    </version>
+  </versions>
   <branches/>
   <versions>
     <version>
diff --git a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
index 12428ddc..40887514 100644
--- a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -23,52 +24,24 @@
     <author email="nathan.coast@blueyonder.co.uk">Nathan Coast</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-
-    <release version="1.4" date="in CVS">
-      <action dev="dion" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-14">
-        Introduced ear.module property to mark jars as being java client modules
-      </action>
-      <action dev="dion" type="update">
-        Added to the plugin tests a check to make sure the ear includes
-        the jars marked by ear.bundle and ear.module and that ear.module generates
-        a java module in the generated application.xml
-      </action>
+    <release version="1.4" date="2004-03-07">
+      <action dev="dion" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-14">Introduced ear.module property to mark jars as being java client modules</action>
+      <action dev="dion" type="update">Added to the plugin tests a check to make sure the ear includes the jars marked by ear.bundle and ear.module and that ear.module generates a java module in the generated application.xml</action>
     </release>
-
     <release version="1.3" date="2003-11-26">
-      <action dev="dion" type="update" issue="MPEAR-2">
-        Added sar support in dependencies.
-      </action>
+      <action dev="dion" type="update" issue="MPEAR-2">Added sar support in dependencies.</action>
     </release>
-    
     <release version="1.2" date="2003-09-29">
-      <action dev="michal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-1">
-       Documentation of some properties were outdated.
-      </action>
-      <action dev="michal" type="fix" issue="MAVEN-518">
-        Artifact processing in the plugin was slightly changed and now it 
-        supports jar overriding mechanism.
-      </action>
-      <action dev="michal" type="add">
-        Added 'deploy', 'deploy-snapshot' and 'install-snapshot' goals.
-      </action>
-      <action dev="vmassol" type="fix">
-        Removed warning about application.xml being added twice to the
-        EAR.
-      </action>      
+      <action dev="michal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-1">Documentation of some properties were outdated.</action>
+      <action dev="michal" type="fix" issue="MAVEN-518">Artifact processing in the plugin was slightly changed and now it supports jar overriding mechanism.</action>
+      <action dev="michal" type="add">Added 'deploy', 'deploy-snapshot' and 'install-snapshot' goals.</action>
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="fix">Removed warning about application.xml being added twice to the EAR.</action>
     </release>
-
     <release version="1.1" date="2003-05-08">
-      <action dev="michal" type="add">
-        Added autogeneration of application.xml file.
-      </action>
+      <action dev="michal" type="add">Added autogeneration of application.xml file.</action>
     </release>
-
     <release version="1.0" date="2002-08-04">
-      <action dev="ncoast" type="add">
-        Initial plugin created.
-      </action>
+      <action dev="ncoast" type="add">Initial plugin created.</action>
     </release>
-
   </body>
 </document>