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