diff --git a/site/plugin.jelly b/site/plugin.jelly
index 0c7f7e14..28cd09c4 100644
--- a/site/plugin.jelly
+++ b/site/plugin.jelly
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     </exec>
 
     <exec dir="." executable="${maven.ssh.executable}">
-      <arg line="${pom.siteAddress} -l ${maven.username} 'cd ${maven.homepage};${maven.site.gunzip.executable} ${maven.final.name}-site.tar.gz;${maven.site.tar.executable} xUvf ${maven.final.name}-site.tar;chmod -R g+u *;rm ${maven.final.name}-site.tar'"/>
+      <arg line="${pom.siteAddress} -l ${maven.username} 'cd ${maven.homepage};${maven.site.gunzip.executable} ${maven.final.name}-site.tar.gz;${maven.site.tar.executable} xUvf ${maven.final.name}-site.tar;chmod -R g+u * .;rm ${maven.final.name}-site.tar'"/>
     </exec>
 
     <delete file="${maven.build.dir}/${maven.final.name}-site.tar.gz"/>
diff --git a/site/project.xml b/site/project.xml
index cab34b4e..ea3fee6a 100644
--- a/site/project.xml
+++ b/site/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-site-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Site Plugin</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.3</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.4-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <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 8714c4d5..32008f58 100644
--- a/site/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/site/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   </properties>
 
   <body>
+    <release version="1.4" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="dion" type="fix">
+        Fix MAVEN-939. Top level site directory needs g+u
+      </action>
+    </release>
+    
     <release version="1.3" date="2003-09-29">
       <action dev="dion" type="update">update to use maven.docs.*/maven.gen.docs</action>
       <action dev="dion" type="update">
