diff --git a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
index 8c11ccb3d2..640f88d1c4 100644
--- a/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/AkkaProject.scala
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sbt._
 import sbt.CompileOrder._
 import spde._
 
-class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with DocParentProject {
+class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with ExecProject with DocParentProject {
 
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Compile settings
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ class AkkaParentProject(info: ProjectInfo) extends ParentProject(info) with DocP
 
   override def disableCrossPaths = true
 
+  // add the sh action since it doesn't exist in ParentProject
+  lazy val sh = task { args =>  execOut { Process("sh" :: "-c" :: args.mkString(" ") :: Nil) } }
+
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Scaladocs
   // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------