diff --git a/dashboard/project.xml b/dashboard/project.xml
index 60c2ef3d..edac6493 100644
--- a/dashboard/project.xml
+++ b/dashboard/project.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
  */
  -->
 
-
 <project>
   <extend>../project.xml</extend>
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
@@ -76,20 +76,7 @@
       <email>jdt@roe.ac.uk</email>
     </contributor>
   </contributors>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-clover-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
-      <type>plugin</type>
-    </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-junit-report-plugin</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
-      <type>plugin</type>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
+  <dependencies/>
   <reports>
     <report>maven-changes-plugin</report>
     <report>maven-changelog-plugin</report>
diff --git a/dashboard/xdocs/changes.xml b/dashboard/xdocs/changes.xml
index 0ea6557b..cd9d65e0 100644
--- a/dashboard/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/dashboard/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
+
 <!-- 
 /*
  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
@@ -26,6 +27,14 @@
   <body>
 
     <release version="1.3" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="update">
+        Removed explicit dependencies on <code>maven-clover-plugin</code> and
+        <code>maven-junit-report-plugin</code>. The reason I've removed the
+        dependencies is that people will want to use different versions of 
+        these plugins. I would have liked to say in the dependencies that we 
+        need versions greater than 1.4 for each plugin but that's not currently
+        possible.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" due-to="Dominique Collette">
         Prevent the plugin from failing if one 
         <code>dashboard-single.xml</code> fails to be generated.
