diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 0f74b32b9..2b47a9edc 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/distribution/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,41 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>unpack-freemarker-license</id>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>unpack</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <artifactItems>
+                                <artifactItem>
+                                    <groupId>org.freemarker</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>freemarker</artifactId>
+                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/freemarker-unpacked</outputDirectory>
+                                    <includes>META-INF/LICENSE.txt,META-INF/NOTICE.txt</includes>
+                                </artifactItem>
+                            </artifactItems>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy</id>
+                        <phase>generate-test-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/test-dependencies
+                            </outputDirectory>
+                            <stripVersion>true</stripVersion>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/distribution/src/main/assembly/dist.xml b/distribution/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
index 95f761447..d61377c80 100644
--- a/distribution/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
+++ b/distribution/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
             <source>../readme.md</source>
             <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
         </file>
+        <file>
+            <source>target/freemarker-unpacked/META-INF/NOTICE.txt</source>
+            <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+        </file>
+        <file>
+            <source>target/freemarker-unpacked/META-INF/LICENSE.txt</source>
+            <outputDirectory>etc/freemarker</outputDirectory>
+        </file>
     </files>
 
     <fileSets>
@@ -81,5 +89,6 @@
             <directory>target/site/apidocs</directory>
             <outputDirectory>docs/api</outputDirectory>
         </fileSet>
+
     </fileSets>
 </assembly>