diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5c7a3b3..de85845 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -27,5 +27,10 @@
     ],
     "bin": [
         "bin/mercureactd"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "extra": {
+        "phar": {
+            "output": "mercureactd.phar"
+        }
+    }
 }