diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index d94a6d7..11ace88 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -64,4 +64,19 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifestEntries>
+                            <Automatic-Module-Name>org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client</Automatic-Module-Name>
+                        </manifestEntries>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>