diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index b85b8e9a..40d7aef8 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ plugin.currentVersion           = [${plugin.currentVersion}]
       <arg value="publicationYear"/>
       <arg value="${maven.pdf.copyrightYear}"/>
       <arg value="-PARAM"/>
-      <arg value="-PARAM coverProjectCompany ${maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany}"/>
+      <arg value="coverProjectCompany"/>
       <arg value="${maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany}"/>
       <arg value="-PARAM"/>
       <arg value="coverProjectName"/>
diff --git a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
index 0034b3a5..6333910c 100644
--- a/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/pdf/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="2.5-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPPDF-50">Fix <code>maven.pdf.cover.projectCompany</code>.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="add">Make cover header- and footer-height configurable.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPPDF-40">Use optional id tag for sub/section anchors to avoid problems with identical names.</action>
     </release>