diff --git a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts-2/pom.xml b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts-2/pom.xml
index d0e12caa53..5fcee8d609 100644
--- a/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts-2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-modules/spring-boot-artifacts-2/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mainClass>com.baeldung.demo.DemoApplication</mainClass>
+                    <layout>JAR</layout>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>