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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>
+			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
+			<includes>
+				<include>README.md</include>
+				<include>LICENSE.md</include>
+				<include>changelog.xml</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>