diff --git a/tooling/karaf-services-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/tooling/tracker/GenerateServiceMetadata.java b/tooling/karaf-services-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/tooling/tracker/GenerateServiceMetadata.java
index 4a12121..52406f6 100644
--- a/tooling/karaf-services-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/tooling/tracker/GenerateServiceMetadata.java
+++ b/tooling/karaf-services-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/karaf/tooling/tracker/GenerateServiceMetadata.java
@@ -51 +51 @@
-@Mojo(name = "service-metadata-generate", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.PROCESS_CLASSES, requiresDependencyResolution = ResolutionScope.COMPILE_PLUS_RUNTIME, inheritByDefault = false)
+@Mojo(name = "service-metadata-generate", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.GENERATE_RESOURCES, requiresDependencyResolution = ResolutionScope.COMPILE_PLUS_RUNTIME, inheritByDefault = false)