diff --git a/jsf/pom.xml b/jsf/pom.xml
index 2f5d315e41..1049bbf38c 100644
--- a/jsf/pom.xml
+++ b/jsf/pom.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@
                     <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -112,5 +120,8 @@
 
         <!--Tomcat-->
         <javax.servlet.version>3.1.0</javax.servlet.version>
+
+        <!-- maven plugins -->
+        <maven-war-plugin.version>2.6</maven-war-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 </project>
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