diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dbba57602..fe1762fb3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ publishing {
             pom {
                 name = "opensearch-knn"
                 description = "OpenSearch k-NN plugin"
+                groupId = "org.opensearch.plugin"
                 licenses {
                     license {
                         name = "The Apache License, Version 2.0"