diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 29587342c..02f8f6df3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@
                     </archive>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>create-jar</id>
+                        <phase>compile</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>jar</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>tomcat7-maven-plugin</artifactId>