diff --git a/xdoc/project.xml b/xdoc/project.xml
index 430ada71..fa0d582d 100644
--- a/xdoc/project.xml
+++ b/xdoc/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-xdoc-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven XDoc Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.7.2</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.7.3-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>Convert xdocs into HTML. Requires Maven 1.0 RC2.</description>
   <shortDescription>Convert xdocs into HTML</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/xdoc/</url>
diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/cvs-usage.xml b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/cvs-usage.xml
index 89affa60..b625963b 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/cvs-usage.xml
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/cvs-usage.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@
         #if ($connscm == 'cvs')
         #set ($conn = $repository.getCvsRoot($repository.connection, ''))
         #set ($module = $repository.getCvsModule($repository.connection))
+      <section name="Anonymous Access with Maven">
+        <p>
+          This project's CVS repository can be checked out through anonymous (pserver)
+          CVS with the following instruction on a single line.
+        </p>
+      
+        <source><![CDATA[
+          maven scm:checkout-project
+            -Dmaven.scm.method=$connscm
+            -Dmaven.scm.cvs.module=$module
+            -Dmaven.scm.cvs.root=$conn
+            -Dmaven.scm.checkout.dir=.
+        ]]></source>
+        
+      </section>
+      
       <section name="Anonymous CVS Access">
         <p>
           This project's CVS repository can be checked out through anonymous (pserver)
@@ -78,12 +94,34 @@
         #set ($module = $repository.getCvsModule($repository.developerConnection))
         #set ($server = $repository.getCvsServer($repository.developerConnection))
   
+      <section name="Developer Access with Maven">
+        <p>
+          Only project developers can access the CVS tree via this method.
+          Substitute <b>username</b> with the proper value.
+        </p>
+      
+        <source><![CDATA[
+          maven scm:checkout-project
+            -Dmaven.scm.method=$connscm
+            -Dmaven.scm.cvs.module=$module
+            -Dmaven.scm.cvs.root=$conn
+            -Dmaven.scm.checkout.dir=.
+            -Dmaven.scm.cvs.rsh=ssh
+        ]]></source>
+
+        <p>
+          Remember to replace 'username' with your actual username on $server.<br/>
+          Also change <code>ssh</code> in <code>maven.scm.cvs.rsh=ssh</code> 
+          to the name of your ssh executable.
+        </p>
+      </section>
+
       <section name="Developer CVS Access via SSH">
 
         <p>
           Only project developers can access the CVS tree via this method.
           SSH1 must be installed on your client machine. Substitute   
-          <b>name</b> with the proper value. Enter your site password when prompted.
+          <b>username</b> with the proper value. Enter your site password when prompted.
         </p>
 
         <p>
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index d1e5a09b..8ce54cfc 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     <author email="vmassol@apache.org">Vincent Massol</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="1.7.3-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="carlos" type="add" issue="MPXDOC-112">Add instructions to checkout with maven to cvs-usage page</action>
+    </release>
     <release version="1.7.2" date="2004-06-25">
       <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPXDOC-92">Correct ampersand handling in hrefs.</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="fix">Build and run plugin against the installed version of Maven</action>