diff --git a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/AddPlugin.java b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/AddPlugin.java
index 4da7f898e47..68617b42c35 100644
--- a/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/AddPlugin.java
+++ b/rewrite-maven/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/maven/AddPlugin.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class AddPlugin extends Recipe {
 
     @Option(displayName = "Executions",
             description = "Optional executions provided as raw XML.",
-            example = "<execution><phase>generate-sources</phase><goals><goal>add-source</goal></goals></execution>",
+            example = "<executions><execution><phase>generate-sources</phase><goals><goal>add-source</goal></goals></execution></executions>",
             required = false)
     @Nullable
     String executions;