diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 48fefe4a11..0c97af95c2 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mvn animal-sniffer:check
 mvn site:site
 
 #mvn javadoc:jar
-mvn assembly:assembly
+mvn assembly:single
 mvn deploy -P javadocjar,sign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=passwd
 
 #uncomment diffie-hellman support in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
diff --git a/src/main/assembly/dist.xml b/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
index 7350ebe519..507e9fffb9 100755
--- a/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
+++ b/src/main/assembly/dist.xml
@@ -136,21 +136,21 @@
 		<!-- Module JARs -->
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>logback-core/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>logback-core-${project.version}.jar</include>
 			</includes>
 		</fileSet>
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>logback-classic/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>logback-classic-${project.version}.jar</include>
 			</includes>
 		</fileSet>		
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>logback-access/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>logback-access-${project.version}.jar</include>
 			</includes>
@@ -158,21 +158,21 @@
 		<!-- Module Source JARs -->
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>logback-core/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>logback-core-${project.version}-sources.jar</include>
 			</includes>
 		</fileSet>
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>logback-classic/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>logback-classic-${project.version}-sources.jar</include>
 			</includes>
 		</fileSet>		
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>logback-access/target/</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>./</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>logback-access-${project.version}-sources.jar</include>
 			</includes>