diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c59fada5cd4a0..abe78d642d182 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -616,6 +616,27 @@
             </execution>
           </executions>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+          <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.2.1</version>
+          <inherited>false</inherited>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <id>sbt-assembly</id>
+              <phase>test-compile</phase>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>exec</goal>
+              </goals>
+              <configuration>
+                <executable>sbt</executable>
+                <arguments>
+                  <argument>assembly</argument>
+                </arguments>
+              </configuration>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -693,6 +714,11 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <inherited>false</inherited>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>