diff --git a/dist/project.xml b/dist/project.xml
index a1f05d45..540225d1 100644
--- a/dist/project.xml
+++ b/dist/project.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,19 +18,19 @@
  */
  -->
 
-
 <project>
   <extend>../project.xml</extend>
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-dist-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Distribution Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.4-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.4</currentVersion>
   <shortDescription>Create source and binary distributions</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/dist/</url>
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/dist/</siteDirectory>
   <repository>
-    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven/src/plugins-build/dist/</connection>
-    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven/src/plugins-build/dist/</url>
+    <connection>scm:cvs:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic:maven-plugins/dist</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:cvs:ext:${maven.username}@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvs:maven-plugins/dist/</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven-plugins/dist</url>
   </repository>
   <developers>
     <developer>
@@ -70,4 +71,11 @@
       </properties>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <versions>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.4</id>
+      <name>1.4</name>
+      <tag>MAVEN_DIST_1_4</tag>
+    </version>
+  </versions>
 </project>
diff --git a/dist/xdocs/changes.xml b/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
index c7c6a387..27361ac0 100644
--- a/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/dist/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -22,36 +23,18 @@
     <title>Changes</title>
     <author email="vmassol@octo.com">Vincent Massol</author>
   </properties>
-
   <body>
-    <release version="1.4" date="in CVS">
-      <action dev="dion" type="fix">
-        Prefix basedir on copied ant build file.
-        Only create ant build file if the project has source.
-        Only copy maven.src.dir if it exists.
-      </action>
-      <action dev="dion" type="update">
-        Moved properties out to plugin.properties
-      </action>
-      <action dev="dion" type="fix">
-        add ${basedir} to ant build file being moved
-      </action>
+    <release version="1.4" date="2004-03-07">
+      <action dev="dion" type="fix">Prefix basedir on copied ant build file. Only create ant build file if the project has source. Only copy maven.src.dir if it exists.</action>
+      <action dev="dion" type="update">Moved properties out to plugin.properties</action>
+      <action dev="dion" type="fix">add ${basedir} to ant build file being moved</action>
     </release>
-    
     <release version="1.3" date="2003-09-29">
-      <action dev="dion" type="update">
-        update to use maven.docs.*/maven.gen.docs
-      </action>
-      <action dev="dion" type="update">
-        update to commons-lang 1.0.1
-      </action>
+      <action dev="dion" type="update">update to use maven.docs.*/maven.gen.docs</action>
+      <action dev="dion" type="update">update to commons-lang 1.0.1</action>
     </release>
-
     <release version="1.1" date="2002-09-16">
-      <action dev="jvanzyl" type="update">
-        Released.
-      </action>
+      <action dev="jvanzyl" type="update">Released.</action>
     </release>
   </body>
 </document>
-
