diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 33db8e6..f55759c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.4</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                      <archive>
+                        <manifestEntries>
+                          <Automatic-Module-Name>me.lemire.integercompression</Automatic-Module-Name>
+                        </manifestEntries>
+                      </archive>
+                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>