diff --git a/spring-shell-docs/src/assembly/docs-zip.xml b/spring-shell-docs/src/assembly/docs-zip.xml
index 811712e5..c7845cbe 100644
--- a/spring-shell-docs/src/assembly/docs-zip.xml
+++ b/spring-shell-docs/src/assembly/docs-zip.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <formats>
         <format>zip</format>
     </formats>
+    <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
     <fileSets>
         <fileSet>
             <directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-docs</directory>