diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31207d1..b1143eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,6 +135,26 @@
 		<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
 
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>useLastCommittedRevision</id>
+						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>create</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+				<configuration>
+					<shortRevisionLength>10</shortRevisionLength>
+					<doCheck>false</doCheck>
+					<doUpdate>false</doUpdate>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
 			<!-- GWT Maven Plugin -->
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>