diff --git a/tasklist/xdocs/goals.xml b/tasklist/xdocs/goals.xml
index 3cd5001b..07ccf2c0 100644
--- a/tasklist/xdocs/goals.xml
+++ b/tasklist/xdocs/goals.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       	<tr>
           <td>tasklist:generate</td>
           <td>
-            Generates a list of tasks from the javadoc @task tag
+            Generates a list of tasks from the javadoc @todo tag
             <br />
           </td>
       	</tr>
diff --git a/tasklist/xdocs/index.xml b/tasklist/xdocs/index.xml
index 20971a16..aef8c289 100644
--- a/tasklist/xdocs/index.xml
+++ b/tasklist/xdocs/index.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <p>
         This plug-in produces a nicely formatted report of all the tasks that
         have been listed in the Javadoc of your project's sources using
-        the <code>@task</code> tag.
+        the <code>@todo</code> tag.
       </p>
     </section>
  </body>
diff --git a/tasklist/xdocs/properties.xml b/tasklist/xdocs/properties.xml
index 3dcc12ae..e136fd41 100644
--- a/tasklist/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/tasklist/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
           <td>maven.tasklist.taskTag</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
           <td>
-            The javadoc tag to look for. Defaults to <code>task</code>
-            so that <code>@task</code> tags are processed.
+            The javadoc tag to look for. Defaults to <code>todo</code>
+            so that <code>@todo</code> tags are processed.
           </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>