diff --git a/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml b/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml
index 49a0c1f..8b9e6d6 100644
--- a/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml
+++ b/ipojo/manipulator/pom.xml
@@ -57,27 +57,68 @@
                 </includes>
             </resource>
         </resources>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2-beta-1</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>make-assembly</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <descriptorRefs>
-                                <descriptorRef>project</descriptorRef>
-                            </descriptorRefs>
-                            <attach>false</attach>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
     </build>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>make-assembly</id>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>single</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <descriptorRefs>
+                                        <descriptorRef>project</descriptorRef>
+                                    </descriptorRefs>
+                                    <!-- we don't want to attach all the assemblies, such as bz2 -->
+                                    <attach>false</attach>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <!-- only attach the project and bin assemblies, in tar.gz and zip flavors -->
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-assemblies</id>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>attach-artifact</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <artifacts>
+                                        <artifact>
+                                            <file>
+                                                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-project.tar.gz
+                                            </file>
+                                            <classifier>project</classifier>
+                                            <type>tar.gz</type>
+                                        </artifact>
+                                        <artifact>
+                                            <file>
+                                                ${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-project.zip
+                                            </file>
+                                            <classifier>project</classifier>
+                                            <type>zip</type>
+                                        </artifact>
+                                    </artifacts>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>