diff --git a/xdoc/plugin.properties b/xdoc/plugin.properties
index 6d3d8a22..756eaec2 100644
--- a/xdoc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xdoc/plugin.properties
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ maven.xdoc.pomDocuments = cvs-usage.xml,\
                           mail-lists.xml,\
                           project-info.xml,\
                           team-list.xml,\
+                          development-process.jelly,\
                           downloads.jelly
                           
 maven.xdoc.projectInfo = cvs-usage.xml,\
diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/navigation.jelly b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/navigation.jelly
index aa394fdd..4eb20fbd 100644
--- a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/navigation.jelly
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/navigation.jelly
@@ -87,24 +87,9 @@
                             </j:if>
                         </j:forEach>
                     </item>
-                    <j:set var="devProcess" value="false" />
-                    <util:available file="${maven.docs.src}/development-process.xml">
-                        <j:set var="devProcess" value="true" />
-                    </util:available>
-                    <j:if test="${devProcess}">
-                        <item key="navigation.menu.item.development_process"
-                            bundle="plugin-resources.templates.templates"
-                            name="Development Process" href="/development-process.html" />
-                    </j:if>
-                    <j:if test="${!devProcess}">
-                        <j:set var="devProcessUrl"
-                            value="${maven.xdoc.developmentProcessUrl}" />
-                        <j:if test="${!empty(devProcessUrl)}">
-                            <item key="navigation.menu.item.development_process"
-                                bundle="plugin-resources.templates.templates"
-                                name="Development Process" href="${devProcessUrl}" />
-                        </j:if>
-                    </j:if>
+                    <item key="navigation.menu.item.development_process"
+                        bundle="plugin-resources.templates.templates"
+                        name="Development Process" href="/development-process.html" />
                 </menu>
             </j:if>
         </body>
diff --git a/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/development-process.jelly b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/development-process.jelly
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb0c9ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xdoc/src/plugin-resources/templates/development-process.jelly
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
+<!--
+ * ========================================================================
+ * 
+ * Copyright 2001-2004 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.
+ * 
+ * ========================================================================
+-->
+
+<project
+  xmlns:j="jelly:core"
+  xmlns:maven="jelly:maven"
+  xmlns:util="jelly:util"
+  xmlns:x="jelly:xml">
+
+
+<document>
+    <properties>
+        <title key="navigation.menu.item.development_process"
+            bundle="plugin-resources.templates.templates">
+            <message key="navigation.menu.item.development_process"
+                bundle="plugin-resources.templates.templates" />
+        </title>
+    </properties>
+
+    <body>
+        <section key="navigation.menu.item.development_process"
+            bundle="plugin-resources.templates.templates"
+            name="Development Process">
+            <j:set
+                var="dev_link"
+                value="${context.getVariable('maven.xdoc.developmentProcessUrl')}"/>
+            <p><a href="${dev_link}">${dev_link}</a></p>
+        </section>
+    </body>
+</document>
+</project>