diff --git a/rar/plugin.jelly b/rar/plugin.jelly
index fc5dfba3..17189786 100644
--- a/rar/plugin.jelly
+++ b/rar/plugin.jelly
@@ -56,7 +56,16 @@
 
             <!-- include files from maven.rar.src if available -->
             <util:available file="${maven.rar.src}">
-                <fileset dir="${maven.rar.src}" casesensitive="false"/>
+                <fileset dir="${maven.rar.src}" casesensitive="false"
+                    excludes="**/META-INF/ra.xml"/>
+            </util:available>
+
+            <!-- include ra.xml -->
+            <util:available file="${maven.rar.raxml}">
+              <util:file name="${maven.rar.raxml}" var="raXmlFile"/>
+              <ant:metainf dir="${raXmlFile.canonicalFile.parent}">
+                  <ant:include name="${raXmlFile.canonicalFile.name}"/>
+              </ant:metainf>
             </util:available>
 
             <!-- include built jar if available -->
diff --git a/rar/xdocs/changes.xml b/rar/xdocs/changes.xml
index bf601270..c87029fb 100644
--- a/rar/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/rar/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.1-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="snicoll" type="fix" issue="MPRAR-1">Fixed handling of plugin properties: ra.xml file is now included wherever it is located.</action>
       <action dev="snicoll" type="add" issue="MPRAR-2">Added maven.rar.final.name property.</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1712">Update dependencies to match ones in maven 1.1 core and to unify them between plugins. The following dependencies are updated : 
         <ul>
