diff --git a/redback-system/pom.xml b/redback-system/pom.xml
index 6f248fcb..4d43b521 100644
--- a/redback-system/pom.xml
+++ b/redback-system/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,19 @@
   ~ under the License.
   -->
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.archiva.redback</groupId>
     <artifactId>redback</artifactId>
     <version>2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+
   <artifactId>redback-system</artifactId>
+  <packaging>bundle</packaging>
   <name>Redback :: Core System</name>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.archiva.redback</groupId>
@@ -79,4 +84,14 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
 </project>