diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acffca5..28d60af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ The shaded dependencies contained here do not expose any transitive dependencies
 
 When using these dependencies it is recommended to work directly against the shaded namespaces.
 
+## Sources
+
+We currently)do not release jars containing the shaded sources due to the unanswered legal questions in #25.
+
+However, it is possible to build these jars locally by cloning the repository and calling `mvn package -Dshade-sources`.
+
 ## About
 
 Apache Flink is an open source project of [The Apache Software Foundation](https://apache.org/) (ASF).
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09183d5..8e84f7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,28 @@ under the License.
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>shade-sources</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>shade-sources</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <configuration combine.children="append">
+                                <createSourcesJar>true</createSourcesJar>
+                                <shadeSourcesContent>true</shadeSourcesContent>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <build>