diff --git a/descriptor.xml b/descriptor.xml
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+<assembly
+        xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+    <id>servicearchive</id>
+    <formats>
+        <format>tar.gz</format>
+    </formats>
+    <baseDirectory>/</baseDirectory>
+    <fileSets>
+        <fileSet>
+            <directory>.</directory>
+            <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+            <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+            <includes>
+                <include>README.md</include>
+                <include>LICENSE.md</include>
+                <include>profile.xml</include>
+            </includes>
+            <fileMode>755</fileMode>
+            <filtered>true</filtered>
+        </fileSet>
+    </fileSets>
+    <files>
+        <file>
+            <source>target/${build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</source>
+            <outputDirectory>/${artifactId}</outputDirectory>
+        </file>
+    </files>
+</assembly>
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diff --git a/profile.xml b/profile.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Resource>
+    <ID></ID>
+    <Type>Library|Service</Type>
+    <Profile>
+        <Description>${project.description}</Description>
+        <Class>...</Class>
+        <Name>${project.name}</Name>
+        <Version>1.0.0</Version>
+        <Packages>
+            <Software>
+                <Name>${project.name}</Name>
+                <Description>${project.description}</Description>
+                <Version>${version}</Version>
+                <MavenCoordinates>
+                    <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
+                    <version>${project.version}</version>
+                </MavenCoordinates>
+                <Files>
+                    <File>${project.build.finalName}.${project.packaging}</File>
+                </Files>
+            </Software>
+        </Packages>
+    </Profile>
+</Resource>
+
+