diff --git a/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtSoftwareModuleRestApi.java b/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtSoftwareModuleRestApi.java
index eb601487b..dab8cc594 100644
--- a/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtSoftwareModuleRestApi.java
+++ b/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtSoftwareModuleRestApi.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public interface MgmtSoftwareModuleRestApi {
      *         failure the JsonResponseExceptionHandler is handling the
      *         response.
      */
-    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "/{softwareModuleId}/artifacts")
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = "/{softwareModuleId}/artifacts", produces = {
+            "application/hal+json", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE })
     ResponseEntity<MgmtArtifact> uploadArtifact(@PathVariable("softwareModuleId") final Long softwareModuleId,
             @RequestParam("file") final MultipartFile file,
             @RequestParam(value = "filename", required = false) final String optionalFileName,