diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0d87ed93dfd..8121c4a26e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -225,6 +225,29 @@
                     <goals>deploy</goals>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.7.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <descriptorRefs>
+                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+                    </descriptorRefs>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <mainClass>org.codetracker.blame.BlameCLI</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
+                        <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <profiles>