diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/pom.xml
index fcbdc61499..c9a209e30b 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
   <name>Maven Project-Help Plugin</name>
   <version>2.0-beta-2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <inceptionYear>2001</inceptionYear>
+  
+  <prerequisites>
+    <maven>2.0-beta-3-SNAPSHOT</maven>
+  </prerequisites>
+  
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
+      <version>2.0-beta-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/projecthelp/DescribeMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/projecthelp/DescribeMojo.java
index 7532b8773e..39ecdddabc 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/projecthelp/DescribeMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-projecthelp-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/projecthelp/DescribeMojo.java
@@ -131,15 +131,7 @@ public class DescribeMojo
 
         if ( pluginPrefix != null )
         {
-            try
-            {
-                descriptor = pluginManager.getPluginDescriptorForPrefix( pluginPrefix );
-            }
-            catch ( PluginManagerException e )
-            {
-                throw new MojoExecutionException( "Error retrieving plugin descriptor for prefix: \'" + pluginPrefix
-                    + "\'.", e );
-            }
+            descriptor = pluginManager.getPluginDescriptorForPrefix( pluginPrefix );
         }
         else if ( groupId != null && artifactId != null )
         {