diff --git a/ear/project.xml b/ear/project.xml
index 84621d48..8f6b845a 100644
--- a/ear/project.xml
+++ b/ear/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-ear-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven EAR Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.6.1</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.7-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>Ear Plugin for Maven</description>
   <shortDescription>Ear Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/ear/</url>
diff --git a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
index 61d54efe..8578904e 100644
--- a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
     <author email="nathan.coast@blueyonder.co.uk">Nathan Coast</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="1.7-SNAPSHOT" date="on CVS">
+      <action dev="dion" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-32">Re-added property <code>maven.ear.appxml</code>.
+      </action>
+    </release>
     <release version="1.6.1" date="2004-12-10">
       <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-31">Fixed path of bundled dependency on generated
         <code>application.xml</code>.
