diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index d9b602d9b..9cdc07147 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ Fixed bugs:
 * Manual page for cvsversion contained incorrect attributes and did not say since 1.6.1.
   Bugzilla 31408.
 
+* Typeo in defintion of <cvsversion> task causing it not be defined. Bugzilla 31403.
+
 Changes from Ant 1.6.1 to Ant 1.6.2
 ===================================
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
index 426b29dc7..84b41089d 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ loadproperties=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.LoadProperties
 basename=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Basename
 dirname=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Dirname
 cvschangelog=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib.ChangeLogTask
-cvsversion=org.apache.tools.ant.tasksdefs.cvslib.CvsVersion
+cvsversion=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib.CvsVersion
 buildnumber=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.BuildNumber
 concat=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Concat
 cvstagdiff=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.cvslib.CvsTagDiff