diff --git a/MANIFEST.MF b/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d29b7298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+...
+<profile>
+    <id>single</id>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.4</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <descriptorRefs>
+                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+                    </descriptorRefs>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <mainClass>net.seninp.grammarviz.GrammarVizGUI</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                    <!-- <filters> <filter>src/assembly/filter.properties</filter> </filters> 
+                        <descriptors> <descriptor>src/assembly/distribution.xml</descriptor> </descriptors> -->
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
+                        <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <descriptorRefs>
+                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+                    </descriptorRefs>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <mainClass>net.seninp.grammarviz.GrammarVizGUI</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                    <!-- <filters> <filter>src/assembly/filter.properties</filter> </filters> 
+                        <descriptors> <descriptor>src/assembly/distribution.xml</descriptor> </descriptors> -->
+                </configuration>
+
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</profile>
+...
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b0565a6..be7214d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
         <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>0.7.9</version>
+        <version>0.8.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/tinker/**</exclude>
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
             <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.7.5.201505241946</version>
+            <version>0.8.3</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <goals>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
             <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.4</version>
+            <version>3.1.1</version>
             <configuration>
               <descriptorRefs>
                 <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>