diff --git a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
index 6f86ae6c8..b55322cdc 100644
--- a/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/archetypes/simple-cli/pom.xml
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
 							<addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
 							<classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
 						</manifest>
+						<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
 					</archive>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
@@ -255,4 +256,4 @@
 			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/snapshot</url>
 		</snapshotRepository>
 	</distributionManagement>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>