diff --git a/artifact/plugin.jelly b/artifact/plugin.jelly
index e25cea83..99e6559f 100644
--- a/artifact/plugin.jelly
+++ b/artifact/plugin.jelly
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
     <!-- Copy in the artifact -->
     <ant:copy file="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.jar.final.name}" todir="${maven.build.dir}/bundle"/>
 
-    <!-- Copy in the POM -->
-    <ant:copy file="${basedir}/project.xml" todir="${maven.build.dir}/bundle"/>
-
+    <!-- Copy in the rewritten POM -->
+    <artifact:rewritePOM path="${maven.build.dir}/bundle/project.xml"/>
+    
     <!-- Copy in the license, if there is no license this will fail. -->
     <maven:get plugin="maven-license-plugin" property="maven.license.licenseFile" var="license"/>
     <ant:echo>Copying license: ${license}</ant:echo>
diff --git a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
index f2fadc99..f4a180f4 100644
--- a/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/artifact/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.8-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="update">Rewrite the POM generated with <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code>.</action>
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="add" issue="MPARTIFACT-64">New goal <code>artifact:create-upload-bundle</code> that replaces deprecated <code>create-upload-bundle</code>.</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1739">Upgrade to HttpClient 3.0.</action>
     </release>
