diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f7d05506b458dd4e21d259d89dd30753efb968e..e303bbd0ccaaeb918e0d8e17ad46fa0b0a2acf71 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,24 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.6</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<descriptorRefs>
+						<descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+					</descriptorRefs>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
+						<phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
+						<goals>
+							<goal>single</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>