diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 196fb18..13c1741 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -421,6 +421,11 @@
             <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
             <version>1.9.5</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+          <artifactId>appassembler-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.0.0</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>