diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf6db07..20a576e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,12 +103,16 @@
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.11</version>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.2.2</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<skipTests>true</skipTests>
+					<autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+					<releaseProfiles>assembly</releaseProfiles>
+					<goals>deploy assembly:assembly site-deploy</goals><!-- we have to force 
+						site-deploy -->
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -121,12 +125,13 @@
 
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.2</version>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.11</version>
 				<configuration>
-					<signedjar>true</signedjar>
+					<skipTests>true</skipTests>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -137,6 +142,35 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>2.1.1</version>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.2.2</version>
+				<inherited>false</inherited>
+				<configuration>
+					<descriptor>src/assembly/distribution.xml</descriptor>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>sign-artifacts</id>
+						<phase>verify</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>sign</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -190,46 +224,6 @@
 					</reportPlugins>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>com.github.github</groupId>
-				<artifactId>downloads-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>0.4</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<repositoryOwner>seedbox</repositoryOwner>
-					<repositoryName>httpchannel</repositoryName>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<phase>deploy</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>upload</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.2.2</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-					<goals>deploy site-deploy</goals><!-- we have to force site-deploy -->
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.4</version>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>sign-artifacts</id>
-						<phase>verify</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>sign</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
@@ -237,6 +231,35 @@
 		<profile>
 			<id>github</id>
 		</profile>
+
+		<profile>
+			<id>assembly</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>com.github.github</groupId>
+						<artifactId>downloads-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>0.4</version>
+						<configuration>
+							<repositoryOwner>seedbox</repositoryOwner>
+							<repositoryName>httpchannel</repositoryName>
+							<dryRun>true</dryRun>
+							<includes>
+								<include>${project.build.directory}/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-bin.zip</include>
+							</includes>
+						</configuration>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<phase>deploy</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>upload</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
 	</profiles>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/src/assembly/distribution.xml b/src/assembly/distribution.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c02612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/assembly/distribution.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.2"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.2 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.2.xsd">
+	<id>bin</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+	<includeBaseDirectory>true</includeBaseDirectory>
+	
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<includes>
+				<include>NOTICE</include>
+				<include>LICENSE</include>
+			</includes>
+			<lineEnding>crlf</lineEnding>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+	
+	<files>
+		<file>
+			<destName>README</destName>
+			<source>README.md</source>
+			<lineEnding>crlf</lineEnding>
+		</file>
+	</files>
+
+	<moduleSets>
+		<moduleSet>
+			<useAllReactorProjects>true</useAllReactorProjects>
+			<binaries>
+				<includeDependencies>true</includeDependencies>
+				<unpack>false</unpack>
+			</binaries>
+		</moduleSet>
+	</moduleSets>
+
+	<dependencySets>
+		<dependencySet>
+			<outputDirectory>libs/</outputDirectory>
+		</dependencySet>
+	</dependencySets>
+</assembly>
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