diff --git a/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/DistCheckIndexPageMojo.java b/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/DistCheckIndexPageMojo.java
index 997aafd..fc8a1fe 100644
--- a/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/DistCheckIndexPageMojo.java
+++ b/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/dist/tools/DistCheckIndexPageMojo.java
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
  */
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.ParseException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -194,7 +199,19 @@
 
     private boolean isDateSimilar( String date1, String date2 )
     {
-        return date1.equals( date2 );
+        try
+        {
+            DateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyy-MM-dd" );
+            Date d1 = df.parse( date1 );
+            Date d2 = df.parse( date2 );
+
+            long daysDifference = ( d1.getTime() - d2.getTime() ) / ( 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 );
+            return Math.abs( daysDifference ) < 7; // ok for 7 days difference
+        }
+        catch ( ParseException e )
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/site/markdown/todo.md b/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/site/markdown/todo.md
index bf48650..ef7aade 100644
--- a/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/site/markdown/todo.md
+++ b/dist-tools/dist-tool-plugin/src/site/markdown/todo.md
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 
 ### Index Pages
 
-* support different dates in artifact metadata and in index page: it's consistent if difference is only a few days
-(date in index page is chosen by the release manager between the vote start and announce)
-
 * check consistency between team information in [Maven parent pom][1] and in Apache LDAP [maven][2] and [maven-pmc][3] groups
 
 # Done
 
+* support different dates in artifact metadata and in index page: it's consistent if difference is only a few days
+(date in index page is chosen by the release manager between the vote start and announce)
+
 * See where to publish the result on Maven site
     * jenkins site URL https://builds.apache.org/view/M-R/view/Maven/job/dist-tool-plugin/site