diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index 07a4a63de..d43c65968 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
                             <name>data.directory</name>
                             <value>${project.build.directory}/data</value>
                         </property>
+                        <property>
+                            <name>temp.directory</name>
+                            <value>${project.build.directory}/temp</value>
+                        </property>
                     </systemProperties>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>