diff --git a/ear/project.xml b/ear/project.xml
index d58a039e..169d753b 100644
--- a/ear/project.xml
+++ b/ear/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-ear-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven EAR Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.6-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.6</currentVersion>
   <description>Ear Plugin for Maven</description>
   <shortDescription>Ear Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/ear/</url>
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
       <name>1.5</name>
       <tag>MAVEN_EAR_1_5</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.6</id>
+      <name>1.6</name>
+      <tag>MAVEN_EAR_1_6</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
   <branches/>
   <developers>
diff --git a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
index 6adfc778..42ef15cc 100644
--- a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,19 +24,32 @@
     <author email="nathan.coast@blueyonder.co.uk">Nathan Coast</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.6-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-27">Fixed the name of the bundled dependency when <code>maven.jar.overrides</code> is used.</action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-24">Properties <code>maven.ear.src</code> and <code>maven.ear.resources</code> now cannot have the same value.</action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-7"><code>application.xml</code> is now generated at <code>maven.build.dir</code></action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="add" issue="MPEAR-26">Add new property dependency (<code>ear.bundle.name</code>) to define the name a dependency should have the EAR.</action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-20">Changed the default value of <code>maven.ear.displayname</code>.</action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="add" issue="MPEAR-23" due-to="Wiley Fuller">Add new property dependency(<code>ear.bundle.dir</code>) to define where a dependency should be added in the EAR.</action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-9" due-to="Sean Timm">Build now fails in some cases were the dependencies are copied with wrong case.</action>
-      <action dev="felipeal" type="add" issue="MPEAR-21">Added property <code>maven.ear.appxml.encoding</code>.</action>
-      <action dev="vmassol" type="update" issue="MPEAR-19">
-        The plugin now displays the version of the bundled artifacts on the 
-        console.
+    <release version="1.6" date="2004-12-05">
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-27">Fixed the name of the bundled dependency when
+        <code>maven.jar.overrides</code>is used.
       </action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-24">Properties
+        <code>maven.ear.src</code>and
+        <code>maven.ear.resources</code>now cannot have the same value.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-7">
+        <code>application.xml</code>is now generated at
+        <code>maven.build.dir</code>
+      </action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="add" issue="MPEAR-26">Add new property dependency (
+        <code>ear.bundle.name</code>) to define the name a dependency should have the EAR.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-20">Changed the default value of
+        <code>maven.ear.displayname</code>.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="add" issue="MPEAR-23" due-to="Wiley Fuller">Add new property dependency(
+        <code>ear.bundle.dir</code>) to define where a dependency should be added in the EAR.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="fix" issue="MPEAR-9" due-to="Sean Timm">Build now fails in some cases were the dependencies are copied with wrong case.</action>
+      <action dev="felipeal" type="add" issue="MPEAR-21">Added property
+        <code>maven.ear.appxml.encoding</code>.
+      </action>
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="update" issue="MPEAR-19">The plugin now displays the version of the bundled artifacts on the console.</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="update">Deprecated the ear:load hook goal</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.5" date="2004-05-15">