diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
index 747616a..3272e9b 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-generators/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginDescriptorGenerator.java
@@ -385,6 +385,26 @@ public class PluginDescriptorGenerator
         //
         // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+        if ( mojoDescriptor.getSince() != null )
+        {
+            w.startElement( "since" );
+
+            if ( StringUtils.isEmpty( mojoDescriptor.getSince() ) )
+            {
+                w.writeText( "No version given" );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                w.writeText( mojoDescriptor.getSince() );
+            }
+
+            w.endElement();
+        }
+
+        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        //
+        // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
         if ( mojoDescriptor.getDeprecated() != null )
         {
             w.startElement( "deprecated" );
@@ -479,6 +499,22 @@ public class PluginDescriptorGenerator
 
                     GeneratorUtils.element( w, "type", parameter.getType() );
 
+                    if ( parameter.getSince() != null )
+                    {
+                        w.startElement( "since" );
+
+                        if ( StringUtils.isEmpty( parameter.getSince() ) )
+                        {
+                            w.writeText( "No version given" );
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            w.writeText( parameter.getSince() );
+                        }
+
+                        w.endElement();
+                    }
+
                     if ( parameter.getDeprecated() != null )
                     {
                         if ( StringUtils.isEmpty( parameter.getDeprecated() ) )
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/Full.java b/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/Full.java
index 07c57d4..abac7f3 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/Full.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/Full.java
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ public class Full
      * A component.
      * 
      * @component role="role" roleHint="hint"
-     * @readonly
      * @required
-     * @since tomorrow
-     * @deprecated after tomorrow
      */
     private MojoScanner component;
 
diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/plugin-expected.xml b/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/plugin-expected.xml
index 4983fe8..f8991d1 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/plugin-expected.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-java/src/test/resources/source/plugin-expected.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
       <configurator>&quot;role-hint&quot;</configurator>
       <instantiationStrategy>singleton</instantiationStrategy>
       <executionStrategy>always</executionStrategy>
+      <since>now</since>
       <deprecated>deprecation text test</deprecated>
       <requiresDependencyCollection>test</requiresDependencyCollection>
       <threadSafe>true</threadSafe>
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
           <name>file</name>
           <alias>myAlias</alias>
           <type>java.io.File</type>
+          <since>tomorrow</since>
           <deprecated>after tomorrow</deprecated>
           <required>true</required>
           <editable>false</editable>