diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml
index f1c8f31f..b2c394bd 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.epp.config/parent/pom.xml
@@ -412,6 +412,27 @@
             </plugin>
           </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>regex-property</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>regex-property</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <name>eclipse.epp.id</name>
+                  <value>${project.artifactId}</value>
+                  <regex>epp\.package\.(\d*)</regex>
+                  <replacement>$1</replacement>
+                  <failIfNoMatch>false</failIfNoMatch>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>