diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/pom.xml b/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/pom.xml
index b4da1970ba..235d07e976 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-cli-client/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
         <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2</version>
         <configuration>
+          <archive>
+            <manifest>
+              <mainClass>sonia.scm.cli.App</mainClass>
+            </manifest>
+          </archive>
           <descriptorRefs>
             <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
           </descriptorRefs>