diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0469ceaf7..0755138f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <groupId>org.springframework.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-petclinic</artifactId>
   <version>2.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>