diff --git a/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl b/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl
index 20dac269..f1599296 100644
--- a/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl
+++ b/changes/src/plugin-resources/changes.jsl
@@ -52,16 +52,31 @@
       <j:set var="type"><x:expr select="@type"/></j:set>
       <j:set var="dev"><x:expr select="@dev"/></j:set>
       <j:set var="issue"><x:expr select="@issue"/></j:set>
+      <j:set var="dueto"><x:expr select="@due-to"/></j:set>
+      <j:set var="duetoemail"><x:expr select="@due-to-email"/></j:set>
       <tr>
         <td><img src="images/${type}.gif" alt="${type}"/></td>
         <td>
           <jsl:applyTemplates trim="false"/>
+
           <j:if test="${issue != ''}">
             <j:useBean var="finder" class="org.apache.maven.changes.IssueFinder"/>
             <j:set var="template" value="${maven.changes.issue.template}"/>
             <j:set var="trackerURL" value="${pom.issueTrackingUrl}"/>
-            Fixes <a href="${finder.getIssueURL(trackerURL,issue,template)}">${issue}</a>
+            Fixes <a href="${finder.getIssueURL(trackerURL,issue,template)}">${issue}</a>.
           </j:if>
+
+          <j:if test="${dueto != ''}">
+            <j:choose>
+              <j:when test="${duetoemail != ''}">
+                Thanks to <a href="mailto:${duetoemail}">${dueto}</a>.
+              </j:when>
+              <j:otherwise>
+                Thanks to ${dueto}.
+              </j:otherwise>
+            </j:choose>
+          </j:if>
+
         </td>
         <td><a href="team-list.html#${dev}">${dev}</a></td>
       </tr>               
diff --git a/changes/xdocs/changes.xml b/changes/xdocs/changes.xml
index 2ebff088..81cdcf7d 100644
--- a/changes/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/changes/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
   <body>
 
     <release version="1.3" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="vmassol" type="add">
+        Added new <code>due-to</code> and <code>due-to-email</code>
+        attributes to the <code>&lt;action&gt;</code> element so that
+        proper acknowledgments can be given.
+      </action>
       <action dev="vmassol" type="fix" issue="MPCHANGES-1">
         Added new <code>issue</code> attribute to <code>&lt;action&gt;</code>
         elements in <code>changes.xml</code> file.