diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
index de6b7b641..2dac149af 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ant/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
 				<directory>.</directory>
 				<includes>
 					<include>plugin.properties</include>
-				</includes>
+                    <include>about.html</include>
+                </includes>
 			</resource>
 			<resource>
 				<directory>resources/</directory>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml
index 5209c34fc..f7b3edf56 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.console/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.generated.storage.dht.proto/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.generated.storage.dht.proto/pom.xml
index 60942d434..eec84b12c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.generated.storage.dht.proto/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.generated.storage.dht.proto/pom.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
index 45224322c..fc0602e6f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.http.server/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/pom.xml
index 06f9a7d05..7b4e9ea00 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.iplog/pom.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
index bcbe74cd9..f49403976 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm/pom.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>META-INF/services/org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.TextBuiltin</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.storage.dht/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.storage.dht/pom.xml
index e2340ab7a..5c1cf4dc0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.storage.dht/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.storage.dht/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
index 29be54844..2fd70575e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.ui/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
index 07a8fa013..625d38dc5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
         <directory>.</directory>
         <includes>
           <include>plugin.properties</include>
+          <include>about.html</include>
         </includes>
       </resource>
       <resource>