diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
index 2ed5c8d..0660bbc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/assembly/mojos/AbstractAssemblyMojo.java
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
      * <li><em>tar</em> - Creates a TAR format</li>
      * <li><em>tar.gz</em> or <em>tgz</em> - Creates a gzip'd TAR format</li>
      * <li><em>tar.bz2</em> or <em>tbz2</em> - Creates a bzip'd TAR format</li>
+     * <li><em>tar.snappy</em> - Creates a snappy'd TAR format</li>
      * </ul>
      */
     @Parameter
diff --git a/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo b/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo
index 8f3869c..cb3c9de 100644
--- a/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo
+++ b/src/main/mdo/assembly.mdo
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
               <li><b>"tar"</b> - Creates a TAR format</li>
               <li><b>"tar.gz"</b> or <b>"tgz"</b> - Creates a gzip'd TAR format</li>
               <li><b>"tar.bz2"</b> or <b>"tbz2"</b> - Creates a bzip'd TAR format</li>
+              <li><b>"tar.snappy"</b> - Creates a snappy'd TAR format</li>
               <li><b>"jar"</b> - Creates a JAR format</li>
               <li><b>"dir"</b> - Creates an exploded directory format</li>
               <li><b>"war"</b> - Creates a WAR format</li>
diff --git a/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm b/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
index af288d3..74c29f9 100644
--- a/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
+++ b/src/site/apt/index.apt.vm
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 
     * tar.bz2 (or tbz2)
 
+    * tar.snappy
+
     * jar
 
     * dir