assembly/descriptor/assembly.xml

<assembly>
    <id>distribution</id>
    <includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>

    <formats>
        <format>dir</format>
    </formats>

    <fileSets>
        <fileSet>
            <directory>${assembly.static.dir}/bin</directory>
            <outputDirectory>bin</outputDirectory>
            <includes>
                <include>*</include>
            </includes>
            <fileMode>755</fileMode>
        </fileSet>
        <fileSet>
            <directory>${assembly.static.dir}</directory>
            <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
            <filtered>false</filtered>
        </fileSet>
        <fileSet>
            <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
            <outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
            <includes>
                <include>README*</include>
                <include>LICENSE*</include>
                <include>NOTICE*</include>
            </includes>
        </fileSet>
        <fileSet>
            <directory>${project.build.directory}</directory>
            <outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>
            <includes>
                <include>*.jar</include>
            </includes>
        </fileSet>
    </fileSets>

    <dependencySets>
        <!-- Code jars -->
        <dependencySet>
            <outputDirectory>/lib</outputDirectory>
            <unpack>false</unpack>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
            <useProjectArtifact>false</useProjectArtifact>
            <includes>
                <include>*:*:jar:*</include>
            </includes>
        </dependencySet>
    </dependencySets>

</assembly>