diff --git a/build.properties.sample b/build.properties.sample
index 3fff77e76..93d0c0e64 100644
--- a/build.properties.sample
+++ b/build.properties.sample
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # junit.jar - JUnit 3.2+ Classpath
 junit.jar=/java/junit/junit.jar
 # optional variable, used for creating source distributions
-cvs.root=:pserver:username@localhost:/home/cvs
\ No newline at end of file
+cvs.root=:pserver:anoncvs@cvs.apache.org:/home/cvspublic