diff --git a/spring-data-document-parent/pom.xml b/spring-data-document-parent/pom.xml
index d2054ba38..39dccaa96 100644
--- a/spring-data-document-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-document-parent/pom.xml
@@ -307,6 +307,14 @@
           <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>