diff --git a/test/project.xml b/test/project.xml
index 44672232..1cf0e871 100644
--- a/test/project.xml
+++ b/test/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-test-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Test Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.6-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.6</currentVersion>
   <description>Run JUnit tests. Requires Maven 1.0 RC2.</description>
   <shortDescription>Run JUnit tests</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/test/</url>
@@ -79,5 +79,10 @@
       <name>1.5</name>
       <tag>MAVEN_TEST_1_5</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.6</id>
+      <name>1.6</name>
+      <tag>MAVEN_TEST_1_6</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
 </project>
diff --git a/test/xdocs/changes.xml b/test/xdocs/changes.xml
index 7c96151e..a2560ee5 100644
--- a/test/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/test/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <author email="dion@multitask.com.au">dIon Gillard</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.6-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+    <release version="1.6" date="2004-05-15">
       <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPTEST-27" due-to="joseph benavidez">add maven.junit.envvars property</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPTEST-26">add maven.junit.jvm property</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="fix" issue="MPTEST-28">accept maven.test.failure.ignore == false</action>