diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 55971838e..40711d182 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.4</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <skipIfEmpty>true</skipIfEmpty>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>**/*</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.4</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>