diff --git a/asterix/asterix-server/src/main/assembly/binary-assembly.xml b/asterix/asterix-server/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>
+    <fileSet>
+      <directory>docs</directory>
+      <outputDirectory>docs</outputDirectory>
+    </fileSet>
+  </fileSets>
+</assembly>