diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-assemble-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugins/maven-assemble-plugin/pom.xml
index 664f5bf9f5..65a97ae057 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-assemble-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-assemble-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
       <artifactId>plexus-archiver</artifactId>
       <version>1.0-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>plexus</groupId>
+      <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+      <version>1.0-alpha-1</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <build>
     <plugins>