diff --git a/scm/plugin.properties b/scm/plugin.properties
index 4bad8e77..a168adf2 100644
--- a/scm/plugin.properties
+++ b/scm/plugin.properties
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Available settings currently only CVS
-maven.scm.method=
+maven.scm.method=cvs
 # Directory to checkout to
 maven.scm.checkout.dir=${maven.build.dir}/checkouts
 # Set to true if you want to ignore the connection and developer connection parameters in the POM
diff --git a/scm/project.xml b/scm/project.xml
index b309e7e7..ce0d6718 100644
--- a/scm/project.xml
+++ b/scm/project.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
   <id>maven-scm-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Source Control Management Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.4</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.4.1-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>A plugin for SCM tasks, currently CVS.</description>
   <shortDescription>SCM Plugin for Maven. Requires Maven 1.0 RC2.</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/scm/</url>
diff --git a/scm/xdocs/changes.xml b/scm/xdocs/changes.xml
index e5803aa4..f395c30a 100644
--- a/scm/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/scm/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     <author email="brett@apache.org">Brett Porter</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="1.4.1-SNAPSHOT" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="carlos" type="fix" issue="MPSCM-13">Set default <code>maven.scm.method</code> to cvs</action>
+    </release>
     <release version="1.4" date="2004-06-18">
       <action dev="epugh" type="add">Add minimal support for SVN to allow cruisecontrol plugin to work</action>
       <action dev="dion" type="add">Add scm:cvs-tag-project goal</action>