diff --git a/test/project.xml b/test/project.xml
index d487ab25..1710b18d 100644
--- a/test/project.xml
+++ b/test/project.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-test-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Test Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.9-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.8.1-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>Run JUnit tests.</description>
   <shortDescription>Run JUnit tests</shortDescription>
   <versions>
diff --git a/test/xdocs/changes.xml b/test/xdocs/changes.xml
index 2edf12f1..d29e53e1 100644
--- a/test/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/test/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <author email="dion@multitask.com.au">dIon Gillard</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.9-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+    <release version="1.8.1-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
       <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" due-to="Shinobu Kawai" issue="MPTEST-67">maven.compile.target is not used in test:compile.</action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.8" date="2006-05-07">
