diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 1e7dbbc1f..c8685e419 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>5.1.2</version>
         <extensions>true</extensions>
+        <configuration>
+          <instructions>
+            <Automatic-Module-Name>com.google.flatbuffers</Automatic-Module-Name>
+          </instructions>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>