diff --git a/jetty-runner/pom.xml b/jetty-runner/pom.xml
index b979e13e777..2092c497881 100644
--- a/jetty-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-runner/pom.xml
@@ -27,10 +27,23 @@
             </goals>
             <configuration>
               <includes>**</includes>
-              <excludes>**/MANIFEST.MF,META-INF/*.RSA,META-INF/*.DSA,META-INF/*.SF,module-info.class</excludes>
+              <excludes>
+                **/MANIFEST.MF,
+                META-INF/LICENSE,
+                META-INF/*.RSA,
+                META-INF/*.DSA,
+                META-INF/*.SF,
+                module-info.class,
+                readme.txt,
+                MANIFEST.MF,
+                about.html,
+                ecj.1
+              </excludes>
               <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes</outputDirectory>
               <overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
               <overWriteSnapshots>true</overWriteSnapshots>
+              <excludeScope>test</excludeScope>
+              <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
@@ -84,10 +97,12 @@
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
             <archive>
-              <manifestFile>src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
               <manifest>
                 <mainClass>org.eclipse.jetty.runner.Runner</mainClass>
               </manifest>
+              <manifestEntries>
+                <Comment>Jetty Runner</Comment>
+              </manifestEntries>
             </archive>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
diff --git a/jetty-runner/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF b/jetty-runner/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
deleted file mode 100644
index fa816753df9..00000000000
--- a/jetty-runner/src/main/resources/MANIFEST.MF
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Comment: Jetty Runner
diff --git a/jetty-runner/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/jetty-runner/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d