diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 379533af47d..6c518a9b79b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@
         <version>1.4.2</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
        </plugin>
+       <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.2-beta-3</version>
+          <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty.toolchain</groupId>
+              <artifactId>jetty-assembly-descriptors</artifactId>
+              <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            </dependency>
+          </dependencies>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>