diff --git a/public/gatk-engine/pom.xml b/public/gatk-engine/pom.xml
index fb4d2b290..9cafd6bb7 100644
--- a/public/gatk-engine/pom.xml
+++ b/public/gatk-engine/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <gatk.basedir>${project.basedir}/../..</gatk.basedir>
+        <gatk.packagetests.artifactId>gatk-package-distribution</gatk.packagetests.artifactId>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/public/gatk-utils/pom.xml b/public/gatk-utils/pom.xml
index 8cf3ef1f3..ff97ce080 100644
--- a/public/gatk-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/public/gatk-utils/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <gatk.basedir>${project.basedir}/../..</gatk.basedir>
+        <gatk.packagetests.artifactId>gatk-package-distribution</gatk.packagetests.artifactId>
         <gsalib.packagedir>org/broadinstitute/gatk/utils/R</gsalib.packagedir>
         <gsalib.filename>gsalib.tar.gz</gsalib.filename>
     </properties>