diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java
index 2599f579..00ca7b1d 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/io/freefair/gradle/plugins/maven/javadoc/AggregateJavadocPlugin.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ private void createConfigurations(Project project) {
         javadocSources.setTransitive(false);
         javadocSources.setCanBeConsumed(false);
         javadocSources.setCanBeResolved(true);
+        javadocSources.getAttributes().attribute(Category.CATEGORY_ATTRIBUTE, project.getObjects().named(Category.class, Category.VERIFICATION));
         javadocSources.getAttributes().attribute(DocsType.DOCS_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, project.getObjects().named(DocsType.class, DocsType.SOURCES));
         javadocSources.getAttributes().attribute(VerificationType.VERIFICATION_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, project.getObjects().named(VerificationType.class, VerificationType.MAIN_SOURCES));
         javadocSources.extendsFrom(javadocConfiguration);