diff --git a/openjpa-project/pom.xml b/openjpa-project/pom.xml
index bdbf925cf..ac7046fbd 100644
--- a/openjpa-project/pom.xml
+++ b/openjpa-project/pom.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     -->
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>openjpa-project</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>OpenJPA Project</name>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>