The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven JAR Plugin, version 3.4.1
This plugin provides the capability to build jars. https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.4.1</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/download.cgi Release Notes - Maven JAR Plugin - Version 3.4.1 ** Bug * [MJAR-307] - Commons-io class not found ** Task * [MJAR-308] - Upgrade Parent to 42 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team