diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0420b9b7131..7fc4f3b5c8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.2.2</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <appendAssemblyId>false</appendAssemblyId>
                     <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/releases/</outputDirectory>
                     <descriptors>
                         <descriptor>${basedir}/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml</descriptor>
diff --git a/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml b/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml
index e41ab2ffb50..1d37ff5f163 100644
--- a/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/assemblies/plugin.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <assembly>
-    <id></id>
+    <id>plugin</id>
     <formats>
         <format>zip</format>
     </formats>