diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 051c30da4ac5167e720ea915aa4168c653faf67e..86ec03c66a2614de53359568d679f0d30321f9b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -285,6 +285,11 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-reactor-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${gephi.maven-reactor-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${gephi.maven-assembly-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>