diff --git a/java/project.xml b/java/project.xml
index 1cf0f3ed..09e94252 100644
--- a/java/project.xml
+++ b/java/project.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-java-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Java Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.5-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.5</currentVersion>
   <description/>
   <shortDescription>Compile java code</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/java/</url>
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
       <name>1.4</name>
       <tag>MAVEN_JAVA_1_4</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.5</id>
+      <name>1.5</name>
+      <tag>MAVEN_JAVA_1_5</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
   <developers>
     <developer>
diff --git a/java/xdocs/changes.xml b/java/xdocs/changes.xml
index a47faf97..8dc33c81 100644
--- a/java/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/java/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <author email="kschrader@karmalab.org">Kurt Schrader</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.5-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+    <release version="1.5" date="2004-12-04">
       <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" issue="MPJAVA-22">Make it work by default with any version of the JDK</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="update">Deprecate dependency handle</action>
       <action dev="dion" type="update">Use assert taglib for tests</action>
