diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 8a55744f..cb5c5309 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
 
 		<releasetrain>Kay-BUILD-SNAPSHOT</releasetrain>
 
+		<!-- To be overridden by individual modules -->
+		<java-module-name></java-module-name>
+
 	</properties>
 
 	<profiles>
@@ -853,6 +856,15 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<archive>
+						<manifestEntries>
+							<Implementation-Title>${project.name}</Implementation-Title>
+							<Implementation-Version>${project.version}</Implementation-Version>
+							<Automatic-Module-Name>${java-module-name}</Automatic-Module-Name>
+						</manifestEntries>
+					</archive>
+				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>