diff --git a/plugin/plugin.jelly b/plugin/plugin.jelly
index 18093259..280661ab 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.jelly
+++ b/plugin/plugin.jelly
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@
         <ant:fail>${file} does not exist</ant:fail>
       </j:if>      
     </define:tag>
+    <define:tag name="assertEquals">
+      <j:if test="${not(expected.equals(value))}">
+        <ant:fail>Expected [${expected}] but got [${value}]</ant:fail>
+      </j:if>
+    </define:tag>
   </define:taglib>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/plugin/xdocs/changes.xml b/plugin/xdocs/changes.xml
index 882aca6d..b9118348 100644
--- a/plugin/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/plugin/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
   <body>
     <release version="1.2" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
+        Added assert:assertEquals tag to verify if two values are equal
+        while testing a plugin.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
         Added assert:assertFileExists tag to verify if a file exists while
         testing a plugin.
