diff --git a/cactus/plugin.jelly b/cactus/plugin.jelly
index 51074fc9..c22c79a9 100644
--- a/cactus/plugin.jelly
+++ b/cactus/plugin.jelly
@@ -753,4 +753,27 @@
     </define:tag>
   </define:taglib>
 
+  <!--
+     ========================================================================
+       Install the Cactus jar in the local repository.
+     ========================================================================
+  -->
+  <goal name="cactus:jar-install" prereqs="cactus:jar"
+    description="Install the Cactus jar in the local repository">
+    
+    <ant:echo>
+    id = '${pom.artifactId}'
+    groupId = '${pom.groupId}'
+    artifactDirectory = '${pom.artifactDirectory}'
+    </ant:echo>
+    
+    <ant:property name="jardir__" value="${maven.repo.local}/${pom.artifactDirectory}/jars"/>
+    <ant:mkdir dir="${jardir__}"/>    
+    <ant:copy 
+      file="${maven.build.dir}/${pom.artifactId}-cactus-${pom.currentVersion}.jar"
+      todir="${jardir__}"
+      overwrite="true"
+    />
+  </goal>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/cactus/xdocs/changes.xml b/cactus/xdocs/changes.xml
index f2e9d0b5..8088f023 100644
--- a/cactus/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/cactus/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
   <body>
 
     <release version="3.1" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
+        New <code>cactus:jar-install</code> goal to install the Cactus
+        jar in the local Maven repository. This is useful if you wish to 
+        put Cactus test classes in one Maven project and execute the 
+        Cactus tests in another project.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
         New <code>cactus:jar</code> goal to generate a jar containing
-        the Cactus test classes. This is useful if you wish to put Cactus
-        test classes in one Maven project and execute the Cactus tests in
-        another project.
+        the Cactus test classes. 
       </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
         Added new <code>cactus.tmp.dir</code> optional property to specify
diff --git a/cactus/xdocs/goals.xml b/cactus/xdocs/goals.xml
index e319d09c..08819cd2 100644
--- a/cactus/xdocs/goals.xml
+++ b/cactus/xdocs/goals.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@
       <goal>
         <name>cactus:jar</name>
         <description>
-          Generate a jar containing the Cactus test classes. This is 
+          Generate a jar containing the Cactus test classes.
+        </description>
+      </goal>
+      <goal>
+        <name>cactus:jar</name>
+        <description>
+          Deploy the Cactus jar to the local Maven repository. This is 
           useful if you wish to put Cactus test classes in one Maven 
           project and execute the Cactus tests in another Maven project.
         </description>
