diff --git a/jira/plugin.jelly b/jira/plugin.jelly
index 806a0948..3b799dac 100644
--- a/jira/plugin.jelly
+++ b/jira/plugin.jelly
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
       project="${pom}"
       output="${maven.build.dir}/jira/jira-results.xml"
       nbEntries="${maven.jira.nbentries}"
-      statusIds="${maven.jira.status}"
+      status="${maven.jira.status}"
       filter="${maven.jira.filter}"
-      resolutionIds="${maven.jira.resolution}"
-      priorityIds="${maven.jira.priority}"
+      resolution="${maven.jira.resolution}"
+      priority="${maven.jira.priority}"
       webUser="${maven.jira.webUser}"
       webPassword="${maven.jira.webPassword}"
       jiraUser="${maven.jira.jiraUser}"
diff --git a/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java b/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
index 0754bdc3..f732bf4c 100644
--- a/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
+++ b/jira/src/main/org/apache/maven/jira/JiraDownloader.java
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
     private String filter;
 
     /** Ids of status to show, as comma separated string. */
-    private String statusIds;
+    private String status;
 
     /** Ids of resolution to show, as comma separated string. */
-    private String resolutionIds;
+    private String resolution;
 
     /** Ids of priority to show, as comma separated string. */
-    private String priorityIds;
+    private String priority;
 
     /** The component to show. */
     private String component;
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
         StringBuffer localFilter = new StringBuffer();
 
         // get the Status Ids
-        if ( statusIds != null )
+        if ( status != null )
         {
-            String[] stats = statusIds.split( "," );
+            String[] stats = status.split( "," );
 
             for ( int i = 0; i < stats.length; i++ )
             {
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
 
                 if ( statusParam != null )
                 {
-                    localFilter.append( "&statusIds=" + statusParam );
+                    localFilter.append( "&status=" + statusParam );
                 }
             }
         }
 
         // get the Priority Ids
-        if ( priorityIds != null )
+        if ( priority != null )
         {
-            String[] prios = priorityIds.split( "," );
+            String[] prios = priority.split( "," );
 
             for ( int i = 0; i < prios.length; i++ )
             {
@@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
 
                 if ( priorityParam != null )
                 {
-                    localFilter.append( "&priorityIds=" + priorityParam );
+                    localFilter.append( "&priority=" + priorityParam );
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        if ( resolutionIds != null )
+        if ( resolution != null )
         {
             // get the Resolution Ids
-            String[] resos = resolutionIds.split( "," );
+            String[] resos = resolution.split( "," );
 
             for ( int i = 0; i < resos.length; i++ )
             {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
 
                 if ( resoParam != null )
                 {
-                    localFilter.append( "&resolutionIds=" + resoParam );
+                    localFilter.append( "&resolution=" + resoParam );
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -614,36 +614,36 @@ public final class JiraDownloader
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the statusIds.
+     * Sets the status.
      *
-     * @param thisStatusIds
+     * @param thisStatus
      *            The id(s) of the status to show, as comma separated string
      */
-    public void setStatusIds( final String thisStatusIds )
+    public void setStatus( final String thisStatus )
     {
-        statusIds = thisStatusIds;
+        status = thisStatus;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the priorityIds.
+     * Sets the priority.
      *
-     * @param thisPriorityIds
+     * @param thisPriority
      *            The id(s) of the priority to show, as comma separated string
      */
-    public void setPriorityIds( final String thisPriorityIds )
+    public void setPriority( final String thisPriority )
     {
-        priorityIds = thisPriorityIds;
+        priority = thisPriority;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets the resolutionIds.
+     * Sets the resolution.
      *
-     * @param thisResolutionIds
+     * @param thisResolution
      *            The id(s) of the resolution to show, as comma separated string
      */
-    public void setResolutionIds( final String thisResolutionIds )
+    public void setResolution( final String thisResolution )
     {
-        resolutionIds = thisResolutionIds;
+        resolution = thisResolution;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/jira/xdocs/changes.xml b/jira/xdocs/changes.xml
index 9f17a46e..28d8065d 100644
--- a/jira/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/jira/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.3-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPJIRA-17">Plugin uses deprecated API to retrieve JIRA issues. Now requires at least JIRA 3.3.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="add">Add a jira-roadmap report.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="update">Layout changes: mimic default JIRA appearance, also show votes.</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="fix">Icons are corrupted (images are filtered during the copy).</action>
diff --git a/jira/xdocs/index.xml b/jira/xdocs/index.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bacf2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jira/xdocs/index.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!-- 
+/*
+ * Copyright 2006 The Apache Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+ -->
+<document>
+  <properties>
+    <title>Maven JIRA Plug-in</title>
+  </properties>
+  <body>
+    <section name="Maven JIRA Plug-in">
+      <p>
+        This plugin downloads issues from Jira and creates a report.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        <strong>Note:</strong> From version 1.3 on, this plugin needs
+        at least JIRA 3.3 to work properly.
+      </p>
+    </section>
+  </body>
+</document>