diff --git a/ivy/IvyInterface.scala b/ivy/IvyInterface.scala
index d8c5c0ac6..918023f38 100644
--- a/ivy/IvyInterface.scala
+++ b/ivy/IvyInterface.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object ModuleID
 			if(key.startsWith("e:")) (key, value) else ("e:" + key, value)
 }
 /** Additional information about a project module */
-case class ModuleInfo(nameFormal: String, description: String = "", homepage: Option[URL] = None, licenses: Seq[(String, URL)] = Nil, organizationName: String = "", organizationHomepage: Option[URL] = None)
+case class ModuleInfo(nameFormal: String, description: String = "", homepage: Option[URL] = None, startYear: Option[Int] = None, licenses: Seq[(String, URL)] = Nil, organizationName: String = "", organizationHomepage: Option[URL] = None)
 {
 	def formally(name: String) = copy(nameFormal = name)
 	def describing(desc: String, home: Option[URL]) = copy(description = desc, homepage = home)
diff --git a/ivy/MakePom.scala b/ivy/MakePom.scala
index 76d891330..dc31760b1 100644
--- a/ivy/MakePom.scala
+++ b/ivy/MakePom.scala
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class MakePom
 			<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 			{ makeModuleID(module) }
 			<name>{moduleInfo.nameFormal}</name>
+			{ makeStartYear(moduleInfo) }
 			{ makeOrganization(moduleInfo) }
 			{ extra }
 			{ makeProperties(module) }
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ class MakePom
 			licenses(module.getLicenses)) : NodeSeq )
 		a ++ b
 	}
+
+	def makeStartYear(moduleInfo: ModuleInfo): NodeSeq = moduleInfo.startYear map { y => <inceptionYear>{y}</inceptionYear> } getOrElse NodeSeq.Empty
 	def makeOrganization(moduleInfo: ModuleInfo): NodeSeq =
 	{
 		<organization>