diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e4054c542..4feaee7af 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -374,6 +374,22 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
 
+            <plugin>
+                <!-- Build an executable JAR -->
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                            <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
+                            <mainClass>com.mypackage.MyClass</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
     </build>