diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7348809..570430b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,27 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             
+            <plugin> 
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> 
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId> 
+                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <executions> 
+                    <execution> 
+                        <id>default-jar</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase> 
+                        <goals> 
+                            <goal>jar</goal> 
+                        </goals> 
+                        <configuration> 
+                            <excludes> 
+                                <exclude>**/examples</exclude> 
+                                <exclude>**/examples/*</exclude> 
+                            </excludes> 
+                        </configuration> 
+                    </execution> 
+                </executions> 
+            </plugin> 
+            
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>