diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 294d0627e..1b351b07d 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.0.6-dev
+- Add support for xml (and externalDocs and properties) inside a @SWG\Items. #279
+
 ## 2.0.5
  - Removed JSON-Schema properties that are not supported in swagger. #273
  - Added ordering filenames to guarantee a consistent output #263
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c3d06e924..541093765 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.4-dev
+2.0.6-dev
diff --git a/src/Annotations/ExternalDocumentation.php b/src/Annotations/ExternalDocumentation.php
index 317e0d1db..63dea4885 100644
--- a/src/Annotations/ExternalDocumentation.php
+++ b/src/Annotations/ExternalDocumentation.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ExternalDocumentation extends AbstractAnnotation
         'Swagger\Annotations\Delete',
         'Swagger\Annotations\Patch',
         'Swagger\Annotations\Head',
-        'Swagger\Annotations\Options'
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Options',
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Items',
     ];
 }
diff --git a/src/Annotations/Items.php b/src/Annotations/Items.php
index 2fcd9c7ed..a2ae50306 100644
--- a/src/Annotations/Items.php
+++ b/src/Annotations/Items.php
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ class Items extends Schema
     /** @inheritdoc */
     public static $_nested = [
         'Swagger\Annotations\Items' => 'items',
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Property' => ['properties', 'property'],
+        'Swagger\Annotations\ExternalDocumentation' => 'externalDocs',
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Xml' => 'xml'
     ];
 
     /** @inheritdoc */
diff --git a/src/Annotations/Property.php b/src/Annotations/Property.php
index 97ea55c16..644576ac8 100644
--- a/src/Annotations/Property.php
+++ b/src/Annotations/Property.php
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ class Property extends Schema
         'Swagger\Annotations\Definition',
         'Swagger\Annotations\Schema',
         'Swagger\Annotations\Property',
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Items',
     ];
 }
diff --git a/src/Annotations/Xml.php b/src/Annotations/Xml.php
index fca8d22a7..b226b90c0 100644
--- a/src/Annotations/Xml.php
+++ b/src/Annotations/Xml.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Xml extends AbstractAnnotation
     public static $_parents = [
         'Swagger\Annotations\Schema',
         'Swagger\Annotations\Property',
-        'Swagger\Annotations\Definition'
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Definition',
+        'Swagger\Annotations\Items',
     ];
 }