diff --git a/jellydoc/plugin.jelly b/jellydoc/plugin.jelly
index 672b24a2..e3df683a 100644
--- a/jellydoc/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jellydoc/plugin.jelly
@@ -54,14 +54,13 @@
     <ant:javadoc
       sourcepath="${pom.build.sourceDirectory}"
       packagenames="${maven.jellydoc.packages}"
-      classpathref="doclet.classpath"
-      docletpathref="doclet.classpath"
-      doclet="org.apache.maven.jellydoc.TagXMLDoclet">
+      classpathref="doclet.classpath">
+        <doclet name="org.apache.maven.jellydoc.TagXMLDoclet"
+          pathref="doclet.classpath">
+            <param name="-d" value="${maven.build.dir}"/>
+            <param name="-encoding" value="${maven.docs.outputencoding}"/>
+        </doclet>
     </ant:javadoc>
-
-    <!-- if ran inside the reactor then lets copy the generated file -->
-    <!-- the doclet dumps taglib.xml into ${user.dir}/target -->
-    <ant:copy tofile="${maven.build.dir}/taglib.xml" file="${user.dir}/target/taglib.xml"/>
   </goal>
 
   <!-- runs the XML doclet -->
@@ -71,9 +70,12 @@
     <ant:javadoc
       sourcepath="${pom.build.sourceDirectory}"
       packagenames="${pom.package}.*"
-      classpathref="doclet.classpath"
-      docletpathref="doclet.classpath"
-      doclet="org.apache.maven.jellydoc.XMLDoclet">
+      classpathref="doclet.classpath">
+        <doclet name="org.apache.maven.jellydoc.XMLDoclet"
+          pathref="doclet.classpath">
+            <param name="-d" value="${maven.build.dir}"/>
+            <param name="-encoding" value="${maven.docs.outputencoding}"/>
+        </doclet>
     </ant:javadoc>
 
   </goal>
diff --git a/jellydoc/project.xml b/jellydoc/project.xml
index e0b5e4d7..778dc1ad 100644
--- a/jellydoc/project.xml
+++ b/jellydoc/project.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@
         <role>Java Developer</role>
       </roles>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Emmanuel Venisse</name>
+      <id>evenisse</id>
+      <email>emmanuel@venisse.net</email>
+      <organization/>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Java Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+      <timezone>+18</timezone>
+    </developer>
   </developers>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/TagXMLDoclet.java b/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/TagXMLDoclet.java
index 0ef52b4a..36d6f887 100644
--- a/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/TagXMLDoclet.java
+++ b/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/TagXMLDoclet.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 package org.apache.maven.jellydoc;
 
 import java.beans.Introspector;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.StringReader;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
 
 import com.sun.javadoc.ClassDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.Doc;
+import com.sun.javadoc.DocErrorReporter;
 import com.sun.javadoc.Doclet;
 import com.sun.javadoc.MethodDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.PackageDoc;
@@ -100,16 +102,20 @@ import com.sun.javadoc.Tag;
 public class TagXMLDoclet extends Doclet {
 
     private String xmlns = "jvx";
-    private String encodingFormat="UTF-8";
+    private String encodingFormat = "UTF-8";
     private String localName = "javadoc";
     private ContentHandler cm = null;
-    private String targetFileName="target/taglib.xml";
+    private String targetFileName = null;
     private Attributes emptyAtts = new AttributesImpl();
 
-    public TagXMLDoclet (RootDoc root) throws Exception {
-        
+    public TagXMLDoclet (RootDoc root) throws Exception
+    {
+        readOptions(root);
+        File targetFile = new File(targetFileName);
+        targetFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         FileOutputStream writer = new FileOutputStream(targetFileName);
         OutputFormat format = OutputFormat.createPrettyPrint();
+        format.setEncoding(encodingFormat);
         XMLWriter xmlWriter = new XMLWriter(writer, format);
         try {
             cm = xmlWriter;
@@ -401,4 +407,75 @@ public class TagXMLDoclet extends Doclet {
             return false;
         }
     }
+    
+    private void readOptions(RootDoc root)
+    {
+        String[][] options = root.options();
+        for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++)
+        {
+            String[] opt = options[i];
+            if (opt[0].equals("-d"))
+            {
+                targetFileName = opt[1] + "/taglib.xml";
+            }
+            if (opt[0].equals("-encoding"))
+            {
+                encodingFormat = opt[1];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static int optionLength(String option)
+    {
+        if(option.equals("-d"))
+        {
+            return 2;
+        }
+        if(option.equals("-encoding"))
+        {
+            return 2;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean validOptions(String options[][], 
+        DocErrorReporter reporter)
+    {
+        boolean foundEncodingOption = false;
+        boolean foundDirOption = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++)
+        {
+            String[] opt = options[i];
+            if (opt[0].equals("-d"))
+            {
+                if (foundDirOption)
+                {
+                    reporter.printError("Only one -d option allowed.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                { 
+                    foundDirOption = true;
+                }
+            } 
+            if (opt[0].equals("-encoding"))
+            {
+                if (foundEncodingOption)
+                {
+                    reporter.printError("Only one -encoding option allowed.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                { 
+                    foundEncodingOption = true;
+                }
+            } 
+        }
+        if (!foundDirOption)
+        {
+            reporter.printError("Usage: javadoc -d <directory> -doclet TagXMLDoclet ...");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/XMLDoclet.java b/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/XMLDoclet.java
index 5ba5e419..a67aa3fe 100644
--- a/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/XMLDoclet.java
+++ b/jellydoc/src/main/org/apache/maven/jellydoc/XMLDoclet.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 package org.apache.maven.jellydoc;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.Vector;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 import com.sun.javadoc.ClassDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.ConstructorDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.Doc;
+import com.sun.javadoc.DocErrorReporter;
 import com.sun.javadoc.Doclet;
 import com.sun.javadoc.ExecutableMemberDoc;
 import com.sun.javadoc.FieldDoc;
@@ -99,12 +101,16 @@ public class XMLDoclet extends Doclet
     private String encodingFormat="UTF-8";
     private String localName = "javadoc";
     private ContentHandler cm = null;
-    private String targetFileName="target/javadoc.xml";
+    private String targetFileName = null;
     private Attributes emptyAtts = new AttributesImpl();
 
     public XMLDoclet (RootDoc root) throws Exception {
+        readOptions(root);
+        File targetFile = new File(targetFileName);
+        targetFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
         FileOutputStream writer = new FileOutputStream(targetFileName);
         OutputFormat format = OutputFormat.createPrettyPrint();
+        format.setEncoding(encodingFormat);
         XMLWriter xmlWriter = new XMLWriter(writer, format);
         try
         {
@@ -720,4 +726,75 @@ public class XMLDoclet extends Doclet
             return false;
         }
     }
+    
+    private void readOptions(RootDoc root)
+    {
+        String[][] options = root.options();
+        for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++)
+        {
+            String[] opt = options[i];
+            if (opt[0].equals("-d"))
+            {
+                targetFileName = opt[1] + "/javadoc.xml";
+            }
+            if (opt[0].equals("-encoding"))
+            {
+                encodingFormat = opt[1];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public static int optionLength(String option)
+    {
+        if(option.equals("-d"))
+        {
+            return 2;
+        }
+        if(option.equals("-encoding"))
+        {
+            return 2;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
+    public static boolean validOptions(String options[][], 
+        DocErrorReporter reporter)
+    {
+        boolean foundEncodingOption = false;
+        boolean foundDirOption = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++)
+        {
+            String[] opt = options[i];
+            if (opt[0].equals("-d"))
+            {
+                if (foundDirOption)
+                {
+                    reporter.printError("Only one -d option allowed.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                { 
+                    foundDirOption = true;
+                }
+            } 
+            if (opt[0].equals("-encoding"))
+            {
+                if (foundEncodingOption)
+                {
+                    reporter.printError("Only one -encoding option allowed.");
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                { 
+                    foundEncodingOption = true;
+                }
+            } 
+        }
+        if (!foundDirOption)
+        {
+            reporter.printError("Usage: javadoc -d <directory> -doclet TagXMLDoclet ...");
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jellydoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/jellydoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index 3436051a..447ca13f 100644
--- a/jellydoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/jellydoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
   <body>
 
     <release version="1.2" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="evenisse" type="fix">
+        Externalise output directory and encoding.
+        JellyDoc report works correctly now with multiproject.
+      </action>
       <action dev="dion" type="fix">
         Only register report if sources exist
       </action>