diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
index a24e7b2e..5e2cb45a 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
   <body>
     <release version="1.5" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="dion" type="update">
+        Fix MAVEN-964. Add details on date format.
+      </action>
       <action dev="dion" type="fix">
         Apply MAVEN-940. Fix excess whitespace.
       </action>
diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
index 82f94559..ff37f294 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
           <td>
             Sets the format of the date to display. 
             Defaults to "dd MMMM yyyy" (eg: "14 August 2002").
+            For details on the format, see SimpleDateFormat in the jdk documentation.
           </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
