diff --git a/checkstyle/xdocs/index.xml b/checkstyle/xdocs/index.xml
index 8b2df54c..2e008620 100644
--- a/checkstyle/xdocs/index.xml
+++ b/checkstyle/xdocs/index.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@
         <li>maven-xdoc-plugin 1.10 (at least)</li>
       </ul>
     </section>
+    
+    <section name="Using the dashboard report">
+      <p>
+        To use older versions of the the dashboard plugin report with the latest version of this one
+        you need to change these properties:
+      </p>
+      <source>
+# Properties for the Checkstyle files aggregator
+maven.dashboard.aggregator.csfiles.artifact = ${maven.build.dir}/checkstyle/checkstyle-raw-report.xml
+
+# Properties for the Checkstyle error/warning aggregator (all errors/warnings)
+maven.dashboard.aggregator.csall.artifact = ${maven.build.dir}/checkstyle/checkstyle-raw-report.xml
+
+# Properties for the Checkstyle error aggregator (only errors)
+maven.dashboard.aggregator.cserrors.artifact = ${maven.build.dir}/checkstyle/checkstyle-raw-report.xml
+
+# Properties for the Checkstyle warning aggregator (only warnings)
+maven.dashboard.aggregator.cswarnings.artifact = ${maven.build.dir}/checkstyle/checkstyle-raw-report.xml
+      </source>
+    </section>
  </body>
 
 </document>