diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml b/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml
index 0078cf6b43..b31dee9529 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<!-- START SNIPPET: superpom -->
 <project>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <name>Maven Default Project</name>
@@ -40,4 +41,4 @@
     </testResources>
   </build>
 </project>
-
+<!-- END SNIPPET: superpom -->