diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e021cac1..c4ca462d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,28 @@
                     <target>1.5</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/dependencies/${project.version}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
+                            <overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
+                            <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
     </build>