diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5fbb50b14..49146b7c6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
 				<configuration>
 					<archive>
 						<manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+						<manifestEntries>
+							<Automatic-Module-Name>org.gitlab4j.api</Automatic-Module-Name>
+						</manifestEntries>
 					</archive>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>