diff --git a/ear/plugin.jelly b/ear/plugin.jelly
index 08792057..5f385862 100644
--- a/ear/plugin.jelly
+++ b/ear/plugin.jelly
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@
       file="${maven.ear.manifest}"/>
 
     <ant:ear destfile="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}.ear"
-         appxml="${maven.ear.appxml}"
-         basedir="${maven.ear.src}"
-         excludes="${maven.ear.appxml}">
+         appxml="${maven.ear.appxml}">
+
+      <fileset dir="${maven.ear.src}" casesensitive="false" 
+        excludes="**/META-INF/application.xml"/>
 
       <!-- include marked dependencies -->
       <j:forEach var="dep" items="${pom.dependencies}">
diff --git a/ear/project.xml b/ear/project.xml
index 9bd534c7..abc93f11 100644
--- a/ear/project.xml
+++ b/ear/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-ear-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven EAR Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.1</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.2-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>Ear Plugin for Maven</description>
   <shortDescription>Ear Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/ear/</url>
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
   </repository>
   <versions/>
   <branches/>
+  <versions>
+    <version>
+      <id>1.2</id>
+      <name>1.2</name>
+      <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    </version>
+  </versions>
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <name>Nathan Coast</name>
@@ -44,6 +51,15 @@
         <role>Java Developer</role>
       </roles>
     </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Vincent Massol</name>
+      <id>vmassol</id>
+      <email>vmassol@pivolis.com</email>
+      <organization>Pivolis</organization>
+      <roles>
+        <role>Java Developer</role>
+      </roles>
+    </developer>
   </developers>
   <dependencies/>
 </project>
diff --git a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
index 8c71eb94..c726a6c8 100644
--- a/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/ear/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
     <author email="nathan.coast@blueyonder.co.uk">Nathan Coast</author>
   </properties>
   <body>
-    <release version="1.0" date="2002-08-04">
-      <action dev="ncoast" type="add">
-        Initial plugin created
+    <release version="1.2" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="fix">
+        Removed warning about application.xml being added twice to the
+        EAR.
       </action>
     </release>
     <release version="1.1" date="2003-05-08">
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@
         Added autogeneration of application.xml file
       </action>
     </release>
+    <release version="1.0" date="2002-08-04">
+      <action dev="ncoast" type="add">
+        Initial plugin created
+      </action>
+    </release>
   </body>
 </document>
 
