diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 7928e2b..dee7d0d 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Apache jclouds Chef :: Project POM</name>
   <description>jclouds Chef parent POM for Maven configuration</description>
+  <inceptionYear>2009</inceptionYear>
 
   <licenses>
     <license>