diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2442ec7d3..1930ec856 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
         <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/java</testSourceDirectory>
+        <defaultGoal>clean package</defaultGoal>
 
         <finalName>${project.name} v${project.version}</finalName>