diff --git a/eclipse/plugin.jelly b/eclipse/plugin.jelly
index a49ea485..00d8f2ec 100644
--- a/eclipse/plugin.jelly
+++ b/eclipse/plugin.jelly
@@ -240,7 +240,12 @@
     <j:set var="ws" value="${maven.eclipse.workspace}X" />
     <j:choose>
       <j:when test='${ws != "X"}'>
-        <j:set var="variableFile" value="${maven.eclipse.workspace}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.jdt.core/pref_store.ini" />
+        <j:set var="variableDir" value="${maven.eclipse.workspace}/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/" />
+        <j:set var="variableFile" value="${variableDir}/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs" />
+	<!-- create the Eclipse property file if it is missing -->
+	<ant:mkdir dir="${variableDir}"/>
+        <ant:touch file="${variableFile}"/>
+        
         <ant:propertyfile file="${variableFile}">
           <ant:entry key="org.eclipse.jdt.core.classpathVariable.MAVEN_REPO"
             default="${maven.repo.local}" />
diff --git a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
index d85ecb40..ad7248f9 100644
--- a/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/eclipse/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.10" date="IN CVS">
+      <action dev="epugh" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-68">eclipse:add-maven-repo doesn't update correct Eclipse property file for Eclipse 3.x
+      <action dev="epugh" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-67">add-maven-repo fails if Eclipse hasn't been started yet.  Property file needs to be created
+      by the plugin.
       <action dev="epugh" type="fix" issue="MPECLIPSE-56" due-to="Archimedes Trajano">Only create .classpath and javabuilder if sources are present
       </action>
     </release>    
