diff --git a/modello-core/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/plugin/AbstractModelloGenerator.java b/modello-core/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/plugin/AbstractModelloGenerator.java
index 891499018..b30dc2fb0 100644
--- a/modello-core/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/plugin/AbstractModelloGenerator.java
+++ b/modello-core/src/main/java/org/codehaus/modello/plugin/AbstractModelloGenerator.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ protected String getHeader() {
         return header;
     }
 
-    private String getGeneratedHeader() {
+    protected String getGeneratedHeader() {
         String version = getClass().getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
         return "=================== DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE ====================\n"
                 + "Generated by Modello" + ((version == null) ? "" : (' ' + version)) + ",\n"
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private String getGeneratedHeader() {
                 + "==============================================================";
     }
 
-    private String getLicenseHeader() {
+    protected String getLicenseHeader() {
         return licenseText;
     }