diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 537f8743..bc22b8bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -248,34 +248,9 @@
 					<attributes>
 						<basedocdir>${project.basedir}/src/main/asciidoc</basedocdir>
 						<doctype>book</doctype>
-						<numbered>true</numbered>
-						<sectnums>true</sectnums>
-						<toclevels>2</toclevels>
 						<version>${project.version}</version>
-						<!-- TODO include other attributes from build.gradle! -->
 					</attributes>
 				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>html</id>
-						<phase>generate-resources</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<configuration>
-							<backend>html5</backend>
-							<outputDirectory>${project.root}/target/site/reference/html</outputDirectory>
-							<sectids>false</sectids>
-							<sourceHighlighter>prettify</sourceHighlighter>
-							<attributes>
-								<linkcss>true</linkcss>
-								<icons>font</icons>
-								<sectanchors>true</sectanchors>
-								<stylesheet>spring.css</stylesheet>
-							</attributes>
-						</configuration>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>
@@ -292,6 +267,7 @@
 	</build>
 
 	<profiles>
+
 		<profile>
 			<id>release</id>
 			<build>
@@ -304,6 +280,51 @@
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
 		</profile>
+
+		<profile>
+			<id>html-asciidoc</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
+						<artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<attributes>
+								<basedocdir>${project.basedir}/src/main/asciidoc</basedocdir>
+								<doctype>book</doctype>
+								<numbered>true</numbered>
+								<sectnums>true</sectnums>
+								<toclevels>2</toclevels>
+								<version>${project.version}</version>
+								<!-- TODO include other attributes from build.gradle! -->
+							</attributes>
+						</configuration>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>html</id>
+								<phase>generate-resources</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<backend>html5</backend>
+									<outputDirectory>${project.root}/target/site/reference/html</outputDirectory>
+									<sectids>false</sectids>
+									<sourceHighlighter>prettify</sourceHighlighter>
+									<attributes>
+										<linkcss>true</linkcss>
+										<icons>font</icons>
+										<sectanchors>true</sectanchors>
+										<stylesheet>spring.css</stylesheet>
+									</attributes>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+
 	</profiles>
 
 </project>