diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main/resources/changelog.txt
rename to changelog.txt
diff --git a/src/main/resources/license.txt b/license.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main/resources/license.txt
rename to license.txt
diff --git a/src/main/resources/notice.txt b/notice.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main/resources/notice.txt
rename to notice.txt
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1bb6e3e97..c13f89614 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.2-beta-5</version>
 				<inherited>false</inherited>
+                <configuration>
+                    <descriptors>
+                        <descriptor>${project.basedir}/src/assembly/distribution.xml</descriptor>
+                    </descriptors>
+                    <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
+                </configuration>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>distribution</id>
@@ -250,12 +256,6 @@
 							<goal>single</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<phase>package</phase>
-						<configuration>
-							<descriptors>
-								<descriptor>${project.basedir}/src/assembly/distribution.xml</descriptor>
-							</descriptors>
-							<appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
-						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@
 		<finalName>${dist.finalName}</finalName>
 	</build>
 	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>central</id>
+			<name>Maven Central</name>
+			<url>http://uk.maven.org/maven2</url>
+		</repository>
 		<repository>
 			<id>repository.springframework.maven.release</id>
 			<name>Spring Framework Maven Release Repository</name>
diff --git a/src/assembly/distribution.xml b/src/assembly/distribution.xml
index 1008c6387..c1f5e91e1 100644
--- a/src/assembly/distribution.xml
+++ b/src/assembly/distribution.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 	<fileSets>
 		<fileSet>
 			<!-- adds readme and other textfiles to the root of the distribution archive -->
-			<directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+			<directory>.</directory>
 			<includes>
-				<include>readme.txt</include>
+				<include>README.md</include>
 				<include>license.txt</include>
 				<include>notice.txt</include>
 				<include>changelog.txt</include>