diff --git a/junit-report/plugin.jelly b/junit-report/plugin.jelly
index 24744d1a..21d4caa0 100644
--- a/junit-report/plugin.jelly
+++ b/junit-report/plugin.jelly
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
         input="${maven.build.dir}/TESTS-TestSuites.xml"
         output="junit-report.xml"
         stylesheet="${plugin.resources}/junit.jsl"
-        omitXmlDeclaration="true"
         outputMode="xml"
         prettyPrint="true"
       />
diff --git a/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml b/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml
index 74111e7d..8f3e3466 100644
--- a/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
   <body>
 
     <release version="1.3" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="evenisse" type="fix" due-to="Kuisong Tong">
+        Fixed MAVEN-452. Patch for charter encoding.
+      </action>
       <action dev="evenisse" type="fix">
         Fixed MAVEN-493. I register reports only if source, test,... exists.
         So, corresponding entrys in menu will appear only if reports are registered.
