diff --git a/objenesis.spec b/objenesis.spec
index 786fe14..e793512 100644
--- a/objenesis.spec
+++ b/objenesis.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 Summary:        A library for instantiating Java objects
 Name:           objenesis
 Version:        1.2
-Release:        15%{dist}
+Release:        16%{dist}
 Group:          Development/Libraries
 License:        ASL 2.0
 URL:            http://objenesis.org/
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ This package contains the API documentation for %{name}.
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p2
 
+# Enable generation of pom.properties (rhbz#1017850)
+%pom_xpath_remove pom:addMavenDescriptor
+
 
 %build
 # tests are skipped because of missing dependency spring-osgi-test
@@ -133,6 +136,10 @@ This package contains the API documentation for %{name}.
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 10 2013 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 1.2-16
+- Enable generation of pom.properties
+- Resolves: rhbz#1017850
+
 * Sun Sep 08 2013 Mat Booth <fedora@matbooth.co.uk> - 1.2-15
 - Update for latest guidelines, rhbz #992389