diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/pom.xml
index df9dfac..2b10a4e 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/pom.xml
@@ -182,4 +182,26 @@
       <id>skip-dashboard</id>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>touch-3rdparty</id>
+            <phase>${skip-npm-touch.stage}</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <target>
+                <touch file="${basedir}/target/dashboard/static/3rdpartylicenses.txt" mkdirs="true"/>
+              </target>
+            </configuration>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index c56c43f..8b769f4 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     <prepare-env.stage>none</prepare-env.stage>
     <shim.stage>none</shim.stage>
     <pytestlib.stage>none</pytestlib.stage>
+    <skip-npm-touch.stage>none</skip-npm-touch.stage>
 
     <!-- Versions under dependencymanagement or used in many projects via properties -->
     <algebricks.version>0.3.6-SNAPSHOT</algebricks.version>
@@ -711,6 +712,18 @@
       </properties>
     </profile>
     <profile>
+      <id>skip-npm</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>skip.npm</name>
+          <value>true</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+          <skip-npm-touch.stage>process-sources</skip-npm-touch.stage>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
       <id>invalid-tests</id>
       <properties>
         <invalid.tests />