diff --git a/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml b/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
index 85235d7819..adf4b6c55d 100644
--- a/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-parent/pom.xml
@@ -355,6 +355,17 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin><!--
+					configures the jar plugin to pick up the manifest created by bundlor (see above) -->
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>2.2</version>
+					<configuration>
+						<archive>
+							<manifestFile>target/classes/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+						</archive>
+					</configuration>
+				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/pom.xml b/spring-integration-samples/pom.xml
index d2d5d53ec9..5e4d5ffbfb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-samples/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,23 @@
 		<module>ws-outbound-gateway</module>
 		<module>xml</module>
 	</modules>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin><!--
+				overrides jar plugin configuration in parent pom that looks for
+				a bundlor-generated MANIFEST.MF.  The manifest specified here
+				is intentionally empty. -->
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<archive>
+						<manifestFile>../src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+					</archive>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
diff --git a/spring-integration-samples/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/spring-integration-samples/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2