diff --git a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
index ed33f454a71..3a0a05b4432 100644
--- a/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
           <descriptors>
             <descriptor>src/main/assembly/jetty-assembly.xml</descriptor>
           </descriptors>
-          <tarLongFileMode>gnu</tarLongFileMode>
+          <tarLongFileMode>posix</tarLongFileMode>
           <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e394b5af335..c0971e98978 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.0.0</version>
+          <version>3.1.0</version>
           <dependencies>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>