diff --git a/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java b/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java
index 695c776..f7a3b49 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java
+++ b/maven-plugin-tools-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/tools/plugin/generator/PluginHelpGenerator.java
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ public class PluginHelpGenerator
         writer.write( " *" + LS );
         writer.write( " * @version generated on " + new Date() + LS );
         writer.write( " * @goal " + getHelpGoalName() + LS );
+        writer.write( " * @requiresProject false" + LS );
         writer.write( " */" + LS );
     }