diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusDescriptorMojo.java b/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusDescriptorMojo.java
index bb7e31943..3b7136e2b 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusDescriptorMojo.java
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusDescriptorMojo.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Generates a Plexus <tt>components.xml</tt> component descriptor file from source (javadoc) or
- * class annotations.
+ * class annotations and manually crafted descriptor files.
  * 
  * @author Jason van Zyl
  * @author Trygve Laugst&oslash;l
diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusMergeMojo.java b/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusMergeMojo.java
index c35b3ed5e..8bfd4213f 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusMergeMojo.java
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusMergeMojo.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void execute()
         }
         catch ( IOException e )
         {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException( "Error while executing component descritor creator.", e );
+            throw new MojoExecutionException( "Error while executing component descriptor creator.", e );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusTestDescriptorMojo.java b/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusTestDescriptorMojo.java
index d0619b9b5..baa364a7d 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusTestDescriptorMojo.java
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/maven/plugin/PlexusTestDescriptorMojo.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 /**
  * Generates a Plexus <tt>components.xml</tt> component descriptor file from test source (javadoc)
- * or test class annotations.
+ * or test class annotations and manually crafted descriptor files.
  * 
  * @author Jason van Zyl
  * @author Trygve Laugst&oslash;l
diff --git a/plexus-component-metadata/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm b/plexus-component-metadata/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
index 1d378130f..c7c0b6a0b 100644
--- a/plexus-component-metadata/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
+++ b/plexus-component-metadata/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ ${project.name}
   The Plexus Component Metadata Maven Plugin has 3 goals:
 
   * {{{./generate-metadata-mojo.html}plexus-component-metadata:generate-metadata}} generates
-  a Plexus components.xml component descriptor file from source (javadoc) or class annotations,
+  a Plexus components.xml component descriptor file from source (javadoc) or class annotations
+  and manually crafted descriptor files,
 
   * {{{./generate-test-metadata-mojo.html}plexus-component-metadata:generate-test-metadata}} generates
-  a Plexus components.xml component descriptor file from test source (javadoc) or class annotations,
+  a Plexus components.xml component descriptor file from test source (javadoc) or class annotations
+  and manually crafted descriptor files,
 
   * {{{./merge-metadata-mojo.html}plexus-component-metadata:merge-metadata}} merges
   a set of Plexus descriptors into one descriptor file.