diff --git a/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java b/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java
index cc71bba..b0992e3 100644
--- a/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java
+++ b/bundleplugin/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundleplugin/DependencyEmbedder.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
             }
 
             String embedDirectory    = properties.getProperty(EMBED_DIRECTORY);
-            String embedStripGroup   = properties.getProperty(EMBED_STRIP_GROUP);
+            String embedStripGroup   = properties.getProperty(EMBED_STRIP_GROUP, "true");
             String embedStripVersion = properties.getProperty(EMBED_STRIP_VERSION);
 
             if ("".equals(embedDirectory) || ".".equals(embedDirectory))