diff --git a/docs/external.html b/docs/external.html
index 9ccf44f4d..2b8817a45 100644
--- a/docs/external.html
+++ b/docs/external.html
@@ -793,6 +793,70 @@
       valign="top" align="left">
           GNU Lesser General Public License
       </td>
+      </tr>
+        </table>
+                                                    <h4 class="subsection">
+        <a name="Cocoon Task"></a>
+        Cocoon Task
+      </h4>
+                        <p>This task allows the generation of static web pages and
+        sties using Apache Cocoon in off-line mode.</p>
+                                <p>It allows the configuration information for Cocoon to be
+        included within the Ant build file, and is thus
+        able to take advantage of Ant properties.</p>
+                                <p>The task shares its code with the Cocoon Command Line, which
+        means that this task will instantly take
+        advantage of any new functionality added there.</p>
+                                      <table class="externals" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4">
+              <tr>
+                      <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          Compatibility:
+      </th>
+                          <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          Ant 1.5.3 and above
+      </td>
+      </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                      <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          URL:
+      </th>
+                          <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          <a href="http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/">http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/</a>
+      </td>
+      </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                      <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          Documentation:
+      </th>
+                          <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          <a href="http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/userdocs/offiline/ant.html">http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/userdocs/offline/ant.html</a>
+      </td>
+      </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                      <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          Contact:
+      </th>
+                          <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          <a href="mailto:users.at.cocoon.apache.org">users at cocoon.apache.org</a>
+      </td>
+      </tr>
+                  <tr>
+                      <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          License:
+      </th>
+                          <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"
+      valign="top" align="left">
+          Apache Software License
+      </td>
       </tr>
         </table>
                                                     <h4 class="subsection">
diff --git a/xdocs/external.xml b/xdocs/external.xml
index b37c390f1..0fae4c305 100644
--- a/xdocs/external.xml
+++ b/xdocs/external.xml
@@ -357,7 +357,41 @@
         </table>
       </subsection>
 
-      <subsection name="Configure">
+      <subsection name="Cocoon Task">
+        <p>This task allows the generation of static web pages and
+        sties using Apache Cocoon in off-line mode.</p>
+        <p>It allows the configuration information for Cocoon to be
+        included within the Ant build file, and is thus
+        able to take advantage of Ant properties.</p>
+        <p>The task shares its code with the Cocoon Command Line, which
+        means that this task will instantly take
+        advantage of any new functionality added there.</p>
+
+        <table class="externals">
+          <tr>
+            <th>Compatibility:</th>
+            <td>Ant 1.5.3 and above</td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <th>URL:</th>
+            <td><a href="http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/">http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/</a></td>
+         </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <th>Documentation:</th>
+            <td><a href="http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/userdocs/offiline/ant.html">http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/userdocs/offline/ant.html</a></td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <th>Contact:</th>
+            <td><a href="mailto:users.at.cocoon.apache.org">users at cocoon.apache.org</a></td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <th>License:</th>
+            <td>Apache Software License</td>
+          </tr>
+       </table>
+     </subsection>
+
+     <subsection name="Configure">
 
         <p>Recursive build support (call ant on every package level,
         and only build files in that package or in that package and