diff --git a/plugins-parent/project.properties b/plugins-parent/project.properties
index b00aae83..98a29d5a 100644
--- a/plugins-parent/project.properties
+++ b/plugins-parent/project.properties
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ maven.compile.encoding=UTF-8
 #=====
 maven.announcement.distributionUrl=http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi/java-repository/maven/plugins
 maven.announcement.mail.to = users@maven.apache.org,dev@maven.apache.org,announce@maven.apache.org
+maven.announcement.mail.subject=[ANN] ${pom.name} %VERSION% for Maven 1.x released
 maven.announcement.lenient=true
 
 #=====