diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 025ecf7..e127b7b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,36 @@
 	  <target>1.7</target>
 	</configuration>
       </plugin>
+
+      <!--
+	  install the indexer
+	  $ mvn clean compile assembly:single
+	  Then run e.g.
+	  $ java -jar target/KorAP-lucene-index-0.20-jar-with-dependencies.jar src/test/resources/wiki/
+
+      -->
+      <plugin>
+	<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+	<configuration>
+	  <archive>
+	    <manifest>
+	      <mainClass>de.ids_mannheim.korap.KorapIndexer</mainClass>
+	    </manifest>
+	  </archive>
+	  <descriptorRefs>
+	    <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+	  </descriptorRefs>
+	</configuration>
+	<executions>
+	  <execution>
+	    <id>make-assembly</id>
+	    <phase>package</phase>
+	    <goals>
+	      <goal>single</goal>
+	    </goals>
+	  </execution>
+	</executions>
+      </plugin>
 <!--
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>