diff --git a/asterix-app/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml b/asterix-app/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml
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+<assembly>
+	<id>binary-assembly</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+		<format>dir</format>
+	</formats>
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/appassembler/bin</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>bin</outputDirectory>
+			<fileMode>0755</fileMode>
+		</fileSet>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>target/appassembler/lib</directory>
+			<outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+</assembly>