diff --git a/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo b/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo
index 42f6391db4..0462dc0b61 100644
--- a/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo
+++ b/maven-model/src/main/mdo/maven.mdo
@@ -583,6 +583,12 @@
 
           return id.toString();
       }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString()
+    {
+        return getId();
+    }
             ]]>
           </code>
         </codeSegment>