diff --git a/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml b/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml
index 8705afedf6..a997181554 100644
--- a/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-core-it/it0012/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-core-it0012</artifactId>
-  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <version>3.8.1</version>
   <build>
     <plugins>