diff --git a/artifact/plugin.properties b/artifact/plugin.properties
index e2b44d65..3c8800ab 100644
--- a/artifact/plugin.properties
+++ b/artifact/plugin.properties
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ maven.artifact.manifest.extensions.add=false
 maven.artifact.manifest.basedir=${plugin.dir}/plugin-resources/templates
 maven.artifact.manifest.template=manifest.vm
 
-maven.deploy.timestamps=true
\ No newline at end of file
+maven.artifact.deploy.timestamps=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
index 3ceb57fc..e89f17a8 100644
--- a/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
+++ b/artifact/src/main/org/apache/maven/artifact/deployer/DefaultArtifactDeployer.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class DefaultArtifactDeployer
             destFiles.add( snapshotVersionsFilename );
 
             String deployTimestamp =
-                (String) project.getContext().getVariable( "maven.deploy.timestamps" );
+                (String) project.getContext().getVariable( "maven.artifact.deploy.timestamps" );
             if ( deployTimestamp.equals("true") )
             {
                 srcFiles.add( file );
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml b/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml
index 215c1500..e743adb9 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     <section name="Other properties used">
      <table>
         <tr>
-          <td>maven.deploy.timestamps</td>
+          <td>maven.artifact.deploy.timestamps</td>
           <td>
             Specifies whether timestamped versions of artifacts should
             be deployed as well when deploying SNAPSHOT versions.