diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index fafa1d2..f50c9e0 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</name>
 
+  <properties>
+      <appendedResourcesDirectory>${basedir}/../../src/main/appended-resources</appendedResourcesDirectory>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
index f896cf3..a2a6589 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
 
+  <properties>
+      <appendedResourcesDirectory>${basedir}/../src/main/appended-resources</appendedResourcesDirectory>
+  </properties>
+
 
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>asterix</artifactId>
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 15074e0..875a6e9 100644
--- a/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/record-manager-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>record-manager-generator-maven-plugin</name>
 
+  <properties>
+      <appendedResourcesDirectory>${basedir}/../../src/main/appended-resources</appendedResourcesDirectory>
+  </properties>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>