diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/docs.xml b/proposal/myrmidon/docs.xml
index 29b48e781..b4113c7d1 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/docs.xml
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/docs.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 <project name="docs" default="main">
+  <!--
+    Give user a chance to override without editing this file
+    (and without typing -D each time he compiles it)
+  -->
+  <property file=".ant.properties"/>
+  <property file="${user.home}/.ant.properties"/>
+
     <target name="main">
-        <taskdef name="anakia" classname="org.apache.velocity.anakia.AnakiaTask"/>
+        <taskdef name="anakia" 
+                 classname="org.apache.velocity.anakia.AnakiaTask">
+          <classpath>
+            <fileset dir="${jakarta-site.dir}/lib">
+              <include name="*.jar"/>
+            </fileset>
+          </classpath>
+        </taskdef>
+
         <anakia basedir="src/xdocs"
                 destdir="docs"
                 style="docs.vsl"