diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20b02b04..09b36edb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <archive>
+            <manifestEntries>
+              <Automatic-Module-Name>org.lmdbjava</Automatic-Module-Name>
+            </manifestEntries>
+          </archive>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>