diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
index 35a71068a8..b90ee2eed0 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/components.xml
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
             <id>default</id>
             <!-- START SNIPPET: pom-lifecycle -->
             <phases>
+              <package>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin:attach-descriptor</package>
               <install>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:install</install>
               <deploy>org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:deploy</deploy>
             </phases>