diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2092c2a..a9990aa7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -204,6 +204,36 @@
             <verbose>true</verbose>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+          <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.2.2</version>
+          <executions>
+            <!-- enable flattening -->
+            <execution>
+              <id>flatten</id>
+              <phase>process-resources</phase>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>flatten</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+            <!-- ensure proper cleanup -->
+            <execution>
+              <id>flatten.clean</id>
+              <phase>clean</phase>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>clean</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
+          <configuration>
+            <flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
+            <flattenDependencyMode>all</flattenDependencyMode>
+            <pomElements>
+              <build>remove</build>
+            </pomElements>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>