diff --git a/maven-core/src/assemble/bin.xml b/maven-core/src/assemble/bin.xml
index 6b47fb0079..12831aa74a 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/assemble/bin.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/assemble/bin.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
       <outputDirectory>bin</outputDirectory>
       <includes>
         <include>m2</include>
+        <include>mvn</include>
       </includes>
       <lineEnding>unix</lineEnding>
       <fileMode>0755</fileMode>