diff --git a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
index 4e243f88f..9aa9c19a0 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-commons-parent/pom.xml
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@
 					<showDeprecation>false</showDeprecation>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<useDefaultManifestFile>true</useDefaultManifestFile>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>