diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1dccd8..872f543 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <!-- Edit these to match your project -->
     <groupId>de.kneitzel</groupId>
     <artifactId>javamavenapp</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -256,6 +256,38 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven.jar.plugin}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                            <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
+                            <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <!-- dependency plugin - copy dependencies to lib folder. -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven.dependency.plugin}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-dependencies</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/lib</outputDirectory>
+                            <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
+                            <overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
+                            <overWriteSnapshots>false</overWriteSnapshots>
+                            <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
 
             <!-- resources plugin - to remove the warning regarding version -->
@@ -497,6 +529,21 @@
             </activation>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
+                    <!-- Set jar plugin to not set classpath -->
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven.jar.plugin}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <archive>
+                                <manifest>
+                                    <addClasspath>false</addClasspath>
+                                </manifest>
+                            </archive>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <!-- build the fat jar -->
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/kneitzel/JavaApp.java b/src/main/java/de/kneitzel/JavaApp.java
index 4d0365b..c7610af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/kneitzel/JavaApp.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/kneitzel/JavaApp.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package de.kneitzel;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-
 /**
  * Starting point of the JavaApp
  */