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 b5a0cd06bc..913cdbf19f 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
@@ -46,24 +46,28 @@
       </testResource>
     </testResources>
   </build>
-  
+
+  <reporting>
+    <outputDirectory>target/site</outputDirectory>
+  </reporting>
+
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>release-profile</id>
-      
+
       <activation>
         <property>
           <name>performRelease</name>
         </property>
       </activation>
-      
+
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
             <inherited>true</inherited>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-            
+
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>attach-sources</id>
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@
             <inherited>true</inherited>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-            
+
             <configuration>
               <updateReleaseInfo>true</updateReleaseInfo>
             </configuration>
@@ -86,6 +90,6 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
-  
+
 </project>
     <!-- END SNIPPET: superpom -->