diff --git a/pom/xdocs/validation.xml b/pom/xdocs/validation.xml
index 215fe4d9..5ce000de 100644
--- a/pom/xdocs/validation.xml
+++ b/pom/xdocs/validation.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@
         to run, you should try to validate your pom with an independent
         xml validation tool first.
       </p>
+    <subsection name="Namespace">
+      <p>
+        In order to be valid, your <code>project.xml</code> file needs
+        to include a namespace declaration in the project root element:
+      </p>
+      <source><![CDATA[<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0">]]></source>
+      <p>
+        or
+      </p>
+      <source><![CDATA[<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">]]></source>
+    </subsection>
     <subsection name="Required elements">
       <p>
         The validation routine works differently for stand-alone
@@ -186,18 +198,6 @@
         </tr>
       </table>
     </subsection>
-    <subsection name="Namespace">
-      <p>
-        In order to be valid, your <code>project.xml</code> file needs
-        to include a namespace declaration in the project root element:
-      </p>
-      <source><![CDATA[<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0">]]></source>
-      <p>
-        or
-      </p>
-      <source><![CDATA[<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">]]></source>
-    </subsection>
     </section>
  </body>
 </document>