diff --git a/war/plugin.jelly b/war/plugin.jelly
index b751ea5e..9f03c3d2 100644
--- a/war/plugin.jelly
+++ b/war/plugin.jelly
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     <ant:mkdir dir="${webapp.build.classes}"/>
 
     <j:if test="${webSourcesPresent == 'true'}">
-      <ant:copy todir="${maven.war.webapp.dir}">
+      <ant:copy todir="${maven.war.webapp.dir}" preservelastmodified="true">
         <ant:fileset dir="${maven.war.src}"
           includes="${maven.war.src.includes}"
           excludes="${maven.war.src.excludes}">
diff --git a/war/xdocs/changes.xml b/war/xdocs/changes.xml
index f7a1cfaf..b0ba7dbe 100644
--- a/war/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/war/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.6" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPWAR-25">preserve last modified time of source files in the exploded webapp</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPWAR-1">Call test:test regardless of whether sources are present as it contains build logic</action>
       <action dev="dion" type="fix" issue="MPWAR-24">Remove extra call to java:compile</action>
       <action dev="dion" type="update" issue="MPWAR-21">Allow automated generation of manifest Class-Path</action>