diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb6f31b..6467fc6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -676,6 +676,107 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>2.6</version>
+					<dependencies>
+						<dependency>
+							<groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
+							<artifactId>shared-assemblies</artifactId>
+							<version>1.1.0</version>
+						</dependency>
+					</dependencies>
+					<executions>
+						<!-- uberjar creation -->
+						<execution>
+							<id>make-uberjar</id>
+							<configuration>
+								<descriptorRefs>
+									<descriptorRef>gcube-uberjar</descriptorRef>
+								</descriptorRefs>
+								<!--
+                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
+                                    <descriptors>
+                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
+                                    </descriptors>
+
+                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
+                                -->
+								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
+
+								<!--
+                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
+                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
+                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
+                                -->
+								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
+							</configuration>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>single</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+
+						<!-- default servicearchive creation-->
+						<execution>
+							<id>make-servicearchive</id>
+							<configuration>
+								<descriptorRefs>
+									<descriptorRef>gcube-default-servicearchive</descriptorRef>
+								</descriptorRefs>
+
+								<!--
+                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
+                                    <descriptors>
+                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
+                                    </descriptors>
+
+                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
+                                -->
+								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
+
+								<!--
+                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
+                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
+                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
+                                -->
+								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
+							</configuration>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>single</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+						<!-- source package creation -->
+						<execution>
+							<id>make-source-package</id>
+							<configuration>
+								<descriptorRefs>
+									<descriptorRef>gcube-source-package</descriptorRef>
+								</descriptorRefs>
+
+								<!--
+                                override the plugin-scope configuration that some components have in their pom:
+                                    <descriptors>
+                                            <descriptor>${distroDirectory}/descriptor.xml</descriptor>
+                                    </descriptors>
+
+                                If not done, the servicearchive will be built also during this execution.
+                                -->
+								<descriptors combine.self="override"></descriptors>
+
+								<!--
+                                 make sure the "-src" is appended to the filename. It is the default
+                                 behaviour but it has been set explicitly because some components
+                                 (e.g. ghn-distribution) set it to false in their pom
+                                -->
+								<appendAssemblyId>true</appendAssemblyId>
+							</configuration>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>single</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
 
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>