diff --git a/stock_reserve/data/stock_data.xml b/stock_reserve/data/stock_data.xml
index 27832218d..be6e44224 100644
--- a/stock_reserve/data/stock_data.xml
+++ b/stock_reserve/data/stock_data.xml
@@ -5,5 +5,22 @@
             <field name="name">Reservation Stock</field>
             <field name="location_id" ref="stock.stock_location_company"/>
         </record>
+
+
+        <!-- Release the stock.reservation when the validity date has
+             passed -->
+      <record forcecreate="True" id="ir_cron_release_stock_reservation" model="ir.cron">
+        <field name="name">Release the stock reservation having a passed validity date</field>
+        <field eval="True" name="active" />
+        <field name="user_id" ref="base.user_root" />
+        <field name="interval_number">1</field>
+        <field name="interval_type">days</field>
+        <field name="numbercall">-1</field>
+        <field eval="False" name="doall" />
+        <field name="model">stock.reservation</field>
+        <field name="function">release_validity_exceeded</field>
+        <field name="args">()</field>
+      </record>
+
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/stock_reserve/model/stock_reserve.py b/stock_reserve/model/stock_reserve.py
index f23a901db..4f3c4e66a 100644
--- a/stock_reserve/model/stock_reserve.py
+++ b/stock_reserve/model/stock_reserve.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class stock_reservation(orm.Model):
                                    readonly=True,
                                    ondelete='cascade',
                                    select=1),
-        'date_validity': fields.datetime('Validity Date'),
+        'date_validity': fields.date('Validity Date'),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ class stock_reservation(orm.Model):
         move_obj.action_cancel(cr, uid, move_ids, context=context)
         return True
 
+    def release_validity_exceeded(self, cr, uid, ids=None, context=None):
+        """ Release all the reservation having an exceeded validity date """
+        domain = [('date_validity', '<', fields.date.today()),
+                  ('state', '=', 'done')]
+        if ids:
+            domain.append(('id', 'in', ids))
+        reserv_ids = self.search(cr, uid, domain, context=context)
+        self.release(cr, uid, reserv_ids, context=context)
+        return True
+
     def unlink(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         """ Release the reservation before the unlink """
         self.release(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
diff --git a/stock_reserve/view/stock_reserve.xml b/stock_reserve/view/stock_reserve.xml
index a0f02f8ce..9f0015ab0 100644
--- a/stock_reserve/view/stock_reserve.xml
+++ b/stock_reserve/view/stock_reserve.xml
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@
 
         <menuitem action="action_stock_reservation"
             id="menu_action_stock_reservation"
-            parent="stock.menu_stock_products_moves"
-            sequence="10"
-            groups="stock.group_locations"/>
+            parent="stock.menu_stock_inventory_control"
+            sequence="30"/>
     </data>
 </openerp>