diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 38340148..9c644a14 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 !.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+.flattened-pom.xml
 .gradle
 *.sw?
 .#*
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 737c124a..a6887b2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,6 +186,30 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<inherited>true</inherited>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<!-- Tidy up all POMs before they are published -->
+						<id>flatten</id>
+						<phase>process-resources</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>flatten</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<updatePomFile>true</updatePomFile>
+							<flattenMode>oss</flattenMode>
+							<pomElements>
+								<parent>expand</parent>
+								<distributionManagement>remove</distributionManagement>
+								<repositories>remove</repositories>
+							</pomElements>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
@@ -228,6 +252,11 @@
 					<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>3.0.0</version>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+					<artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.1.0</version>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>