diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1c8b2287b..28ec8b7c6a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@
                             <!-- classpathPrefix>libs/</classpathPrefix-->
                             <mainClass>org.jgroups.Version</mainClass>
                         </manifest>
+                        <manifestEntries>
+                            <Automatic-Module-Name>org.jgroups</Automatic-Module-Name>
+                        </manifestEntries>
                     </archive>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>