diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fa02310f..5fae199e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,47 +1,68 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	<parent>
-		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.3.RELEASE</version>
-		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
-	</parent>
-	<groupId>io.buildpacks.example</groupId>
-	<artifactId>sample</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-	<name>sample</name>
-	<description>Sample Java Application</description>
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1.3.RELEASE</version>
+        <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+    </parent>
+    <groupId>io.buildpacks.example</groupId>
+    <artifactId>sample</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1</version>
+    <name>sample</name>
+    <description>Sample Java Application</description>
 
-	<properties>
-		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
-	</properties>
+    <properties>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+    </properties>
 
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
-			<scope>test</scope>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
 
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
-				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>repackage</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <packaging>war</packaging>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
 
+            <!-- Add the Maven WAR Plugin configuration -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.0</version> <!-- Use the latest version -->
+                <configuration>
+                    <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
+
+