diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30cef2de1..25453a32c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.testSource>1.8</maven.compiler.testSource>
     <maven.compiler.testTarget>1.8</maven.compiler.testTarget>
+    <main.class>net.sourceforge.plantuml.Run</main.class>
   </properties>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
@@ -242,5 +243,51 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>pdf</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.1.1</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <descriptorRefs>
+                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+              </descriptorRefs>
+              <archive>
+                <manifest>
+                  <mainClass>${main.class}</mainClass>
+                </manifest>
+              </archive>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>make-assembly</id>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>single</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+      <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
+          <artifactId>fop</artifactId>
+          <version>2.6</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+          <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
+          <artifactId>batik-all</artifactId>
+          <version>1.14</version>
+        </dependency>
+      </dependencies>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 </project>