Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/announcement/AnnouncementMojo.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/announcement/AnnouncementMojo.java	(revision 614365)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/announcement/AnnouncementMojo.java	(working copy)
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 
             writer.close();
 
-            getLog().info( "File created..." );
+            getLog().info( "Created template " + f );
         }
 
         catch ( ResourceNotFoundException rnfe )
Index: src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/plugin/announcement/announcement.vm
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--- src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/plugin/announcement/announcement.vm	(revision 614365)
+++ src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/plugin/announcement/announcement.vm	(working copy)
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@
 New features:
 #foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('add'))
 #set($action=$actionItem.getAction())
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
 #set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
 #set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
 o ${action} #if($!issue != "") Issue: $issue. #end#if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
 
 #set($issue="")
@@ -40,8 +48,16 @@
 Fixed Bugs:
 #foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('fix'))
 #set($action=$actionItem.getAction())
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
 #set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
 #set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
 o ${action} #if($!issue != "") Issue: $issue. #end#if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
 
 #set($issue="")
@@ -53,8 +69,16 @@
 Changes:
 #foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('update'))
 #set($action=$actionItem.getAction())
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
 #set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
 #set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
 o ${action} #if($!issue != "") Issue: $issue. #end#if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
 
 #set($issue="")
@@ -66,8 +90,16 @@
 Removed:
 #foreach($actionItem in $release.getActions('remove'))
 #set($action=$actionItem.getAction())
+#if ($actionItem.getIssue())
 #set($issue=$actionItem.getIssue())
+#else
+#set($issue="")
+#end
+#if ($actionItem.getDueTo())
 #set($dueto=$actionItem.getDueTo())
+#else
+#set($dueto="")
+#end
 o ${action} #if($!issue != "") Issue: $issue. #end#if($!dueto != "")Thanks to $dueto. #end
 
 #set($issue="")