diff --git a/pmd-netbeans/build.xml b/pmd-netbeans/build.xml
index ce914d9732..5fa237afa2 100644
--- a/pmd-netbeans/build.xml
+++ b/pmd-netbeans/build.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <import file="nbproject/build-impl.xml"/>
 
     <property name="pmd.jar" value="pmd-3.5.jar"/>
-    <property name="nb.version" value="5.0"/>
+    <property name="nb.version" value="netbeans50"/>
     <property name="VERSION" value="1.5"/>
 
     <property file="build.ant.properties"/>