diff --git a/site/project.xml b/site/project.xml
index 254c1dfe..ebf60a9f 100644
--- a/site/project.xml
+++ b/site/project.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -16,12 +17,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
  -->
+
 <project>
   <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-site-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Site Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.6-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.6</currentVersion>
   <description>Generate web site.</description>
   <shortDescription>Generate web site</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/site/</url>
@@ -99,5 +101,10 @@
       <name>1.5.2</name>
       <tag>MAVEN_SITE_1_5_2</tag>
     </version>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.6</id>
+      <name>1.6</name>
+      <tag>site-1.6</tag>
+    </version>
   </versions>
 </project>
diff --git a/site/xdocs/changes.xml b/site/xdocs/changes.xml
index 2a7a6117..a71203cc 100644
--- a/site/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/site/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <author email="dion@multitask.com.au">dIon Gillard</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.6-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+    <release version="1.6" date="2005-01-18">
       <action dev="brett" type="add">Add ability to clean the destination before deployment</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="add" issue="MPSITE-21">Add the rsync deployment method</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="add">Add the ability to have an intermediate staging publish step for the site</action>