diff --git a/misc/nar-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/misc/nar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 3888df39ff..5c7ca7f979 100644
--- a/misc/nar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/misc/nar-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,23 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.3</version>
-            </plugin>
+                <executions>
+                  <execution>
+                    <id>default-descriptor</id>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>descriptor</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                    <phase>process-classes</phase>
+                  </execution>
+                  <execution>
+                    <id>help-descriptor</id>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>helpmojo</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                    <phase>process-classes</phase>
+                  </execution>
+                </executions>
+              </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>    
     <dependencies>
@@ -68,7 +84,8 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
             <version>3.3</version>
-        </dependency>        
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <distributionManagement>
         <repository>