diff --git a/announcement/plugin.jelly b/announcement/plugin.jelly
index 93ac6afe..dee93dd1 100644
--- a/announcement/plugin.jelly
+++ b/announcement/plugin.jelly
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@
 
       <echo>Generating announcement for release ${versionVariable} in ${file}...</echo>
     
-      <j:set var="stylesheetURI" 
-          value="file:${plugin.resources}/announcement.jsl"/>
+      <j:set var="stylesheetURI" value="file:${maven.announcement.stylesheet.path}"/>
+
+      <echo>Using stylesheet located at ${stylesheetURI}</echo>
 
       <j:file
           name="${file}"
diff --git a/announcement/plugin.properties b/announcement/plugin.properties
index fa1de96d..6bc2f112 100644
--- a/announcement/plugin.properties
+++ b/announcement/plugin.properties
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@
 # For example:
 # maven.announcement.distributionUrl = http//www.mysite.com/dist
 
+# Stylesheet to use to generate the text announcement
+maven.announcement.stylesheet.path = ${plugin.resources}/announcement.jsl
diff --git a/announcement/xdocs/changes.xml b/announcement/xdocs/changes.xml
index 010278b9..f87671fd 100644
--- a/announcement/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/announcement/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.3-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="add" issue="MPANNOUNCEMENT-11" due-to="Felipe Leme">
+        Added new optional <code>maven.announcement.stylesheet.path</code>property 
+        that defines what stylesheet to use to generate the text announcement.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" issue="MPANNOUNCEMENT-12" due-to="Felipe Leme">
         Fixed error message when current version is not available at 
         <code>xdocs/changes.xml</code>.
diff --git a/announcement/xdocs/properties.xml b/announcement/xdocs/properties.xml
index f42ca4e0..e0595a1e 100644
--- a/announcement/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/announcement/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@
             <code>${maven.repo.remote}/${pom.groupId}/plugins</code>
           </td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td>maven.announcement.stylesheet.path</td>
+          <td>Yes</td>
+          <td>
+            Stylesheet to use to generate the text announcement.
+          </td>
+          <td>
+            <code>${plugin.resources}/announcement.jsl</code>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
       </table>
     </section>
   </body>
