diff --git a/site/plugin.jelly b/site/plugin.jelly
index 7bb73110..2e348b8f 100644
--- a/site/plugin.jelly
+++ b/site/plugin.jelly
@@ -135,7 +135,14 @@
         <pathelement path="${plugin.getDependencyPath('oro')}"/>
       </classpath>
     </taskdef>
+    <ftp action="mkdir"
+         server="${siteAddress}"
+         depends="true"
+         userid="${siteUsername}"
+         password="${maven.password}" 
+         remotedir="${siteDirectory}"/>    
     <ftp server="${siteAddress}"
+       depends="true"
     	 userid="${siteUsername}"
     	 password="${maven.password}"
     	 remotedir="${siteDirectory}">
diff --git a/site/project.xml b/site/project.xml
index 7495a3ed..52f06a42 100644
--- a/site/project.xml
+++ b/site/project.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,13 +16,12 @@
  * 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>1.6.1</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>Generate web site.</description>
   <shortDescription>Generate web site</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/site/</url>
diff --git a/site/xdocs/changes.xml b/site/xdocs/changes.xml
index 65edd612..ba3b4bce 100644
--- a/site/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/site/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,13 +16,15 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
  -->
-
 <document>
   <properties>
     <title>Changes</title>
     <author email="dion@multitask.com.au">dIon Gillard</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
+    <release version="1.6.2-SNAPSHOT" date="In SVN">
+      <action dev="aheritier" type="fix" issue="MPSITE-27">FTP deployment doesn't create the remote directory root.</action>
+    </release>
     <release version="1.6.1" date="2005-06-05">
       <action dev="aheritier" type="fix" issue="MPSITE-22">Goal site:ftpdeploy does nothing</action>
       <action dev="brett" type="fix">In SSH mode do not continue with other commands if any prior commands have failed</action>
