diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index a7a27704..e16e4552 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifestEntries>
+                            <Automatic-Module-Name>com.fnproject.fn.api</Automatic-Module-Name>
+                        </manifestEntries>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c0caa164..070e6f31 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.1.1</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.1.1</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.netbeans.tools</groupId>
                     <artifactId>sigtest-maven-plugin</artifactId>