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org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin

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A Maven plugin to create archives of your project's sources, classes, dependencies etc. from flexible assembly descriptors.

Last release 11 months ago
22 Nov 2025
Ships fairly regularly
a new release about every 10 months
Rarely documented
notes for 3 of 29 stable releases
Nothing withdrawn
no release was ever pulled
20 years old
36 releases · first in 2006

Release timeline

36 releases since 2006

Releases

3.8.022 Nov 2025
Remove redundant escaping
Remove redundant escaping (#1277)
Open source →
Additional notes
🐛 Bug Fixes

[MASSEMBLY-1030] - Manifest entries from archive configuration are not added in final MANIFEST (#205) @olamy

[MASSEMBLY-1029] - Use minimal level for model validation (#204) @gnodet

📝 Documentation updates

[MNGSITE-529] - Rename "Goals" to "Plugin Documentation" (#215) @Bukama

👻 Maintenance

chore: migrate junit3/4 to junit5 (#1260) @sparsick

feat: enable prevent branch protection rules (#1252) @sebtiem

Enable Github Issues (#219) @Bukama

📦 Dependency updates

Bump Maven to 3.9.11. Prerequisite still 3.6.3 (#1270) @slachiewicz

Bump org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 from 3.19.0 to 3.20.0 (#1269) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-io from 3.5.2 to 3.6.0 (#1264) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interpolation from 1.28 to 1.29 (#1266) @dependabot[bot]

Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.20.0 to 2.21.0 (#1267) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.10.3 to 4.10.4 (#1265) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven:maven-archiver from 3.6.4 to 3.6.5 (#1258) @dependabot[bot]

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.7-5 to 1.5.7-6 (#1259) @dependabot[bot]

Bump plexus-archiver to 4.10.3 (#1255) @slachiewicz

Bump m-invoker-p to 3.9.1 for Java 25 (#1256) @slachiewicz

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.7-4 to 1.5.7-5 (#1254) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-plugins from 44 to 45 (#1251) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-plugins from 42 to 44 (#216) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.27.1 to 1.28.0 (#1248) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven:maven-archiver from 3.6.3 to 3.6.4 (#1249) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.10.0 to 4.10.1 (#1250) @dependabot[bot]

Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.19.0 to 2.20.0 (#1247) @dependabot[bot]

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.7-3 to 1.5.7-4 (#1244) @dependabot[bot]

Bump commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload from 1.5 to 1.6.0 in /src/it/projects/bugs/massembly-580 (#1245) @dependabot[bot]

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.7-2 to 1.5.7-3 (#225) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.9.2 to 4.10.0 (#209) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven.shared:maven-common-artifact-filters from 3.3.2 to 3.4.0 (#207) @dependabot[bot]

Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.16.1 to 2.19.0 (#224) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interpolation from 1.27 to 1.28 (#223) @dependabot[bot]

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.6-3 to 1.5.7-2 (#222) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven:maven-archiver from 3.6.2 to 3.6.3 (#221) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.27.0 to 1.27.1 (#213) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven.shared:maven-filtering from 3.3.2 to 3.4.0 (#220) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-io from 3.4.2 to 3.5.1 (#214) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.hamcrest:hamcrest from 2.2 to 3.0 (#212) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.26.1 to 1.27.0 (#211) @dependabot[bot]

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.6-1 to 1.5.6-3 (#203) @dependabot[bot]

Bump org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-plugins from 41 to 42 (#202) @dependabot[bot]

Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.16.0 to 2.16.1 (#201) @dependabot[bot]

[MASSEMBLY-1028] - Bump org.apache.maven:maven-archiver from 3.6.1 to 3.6.2 (#197) @dependabot[bot]

[MASSEMBLY-1027] - Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.15.1 to 2.16.0 (#198) @dependabot[bot]

Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.5-11 to 1.5.6-1 (#196) @dependabot[bot]

3.7.115 Mar 2024

Release Notes - Maven Assembly Plugin - Version 3.7.1

Bug

[MASSEMBLY-1020] - Cannot invoke "java.io.File.isFile()" because "this.inputFile" is null
[MASSEMBLY-1021] - Nullpointer in assembly:single when upgrading to 3.7.0
[MASSEMBLY-1022] - Unresolved artifacts should be not processed

Dependency upgrade

[MASSEMBLY-1023] - Bump org.apache.maven.shared:maven-filtering from 3.3.1 to 3.3.2
[MASSEMBLY-1024] - Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.25.0 to 1.26.1
[MASSEMBLY-1025] - Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.9.1 to 4.9.2

What's Changed

[MASSEMBLY-1023] Bump org.apache.maven.shared:maven-filtering from 3.3.1 to 3.3.2 by @dependabot in #192
[MASSEMBLY-1024] Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.25.0 to 1.26.1 by @dependabot in #191
[MASSEMBLY-1025] Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.9.1 to 4.9.2 by @dependabot in #195
[MASSEMBLY-1022] Unresolved artifacts should be not processed by @slawekjaranowski in #194

Full Changelog: maven-assembly-plugin-3.7.0...maven-assembly-plugin-3.7.1

Open source →

3.7.07 Mar 2024Deprecated

[ MASSEMBLY-1017 ] - Don't use deprecated methods in code

Release Notes - Maven Assembly Plugin - Version 3.7.0

Bug

[MASSEMBLY-967] - maven-assembly-plugin doesn't add target/class artifacts in generated jarfat but META-INF/MANIFEST.MF seems to be correct
[MASSEMBLY-994] - Items from unpacked dependency are not refreshed
[MASSEMBLY-998] - Transitive dependencies are not properly excluded as of 3.1.1
[MASSEMBLY-1008] - Assembly plugin handles scopes wrongly
[MASSEMBLY-1018] - Fix examples about useStrictFiltering

New Feature

[MASSEMBLY-992] - Facility to define assembly descriptor in body of POM

Improvement

[MASSEMBLY-1007] - Upgrade maven-plugin parent to 41
[MASSEMBLY-1016] - clarify and fix plugin system requirements history
[MASSEMBLY-1017] - Don't use deprecated methods in code

Task

[MASSEMBLY-991] - XSDs for 2.2.0 missing from Maven Project Web Site
[MASSEMBLY-1000] - ITs - cleanups, refresh plugins versions
[MASSEMBLY-1003] - Remove unused remoteRepositories
[MASSEMBLY-1004] - Remove ignored and deprecated parameter - useJvmChmod
[MASSEMBLY-1010] - Use IOUtils from commons-io instead of plexus
[MASSEMBLY-1013] - Code cleanups

Dependency upgrade

[MASSEMBLY-995] - Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.7.1 to 4.9.1
[MASSEMBLY-996] - Bump zstd-jni from 1.5.5-4 to 1.5.5-11
[MASSEMBLY-997] - Bump commons-io from 2.11.0 to 2.13.0
[MASSEMBLY-999] - Upgrade Parent to 40
[MASSEMBLY-1009] - Bump commons-io from 2.13.0 to 2.15.1
[MASSEMBLY-1011] - Bump maven-archiver from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1
[MASSEMBLY-1012] - Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.23.0 to 1.25.0
[MASSEMBLY-1014] - Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interpolation from 1.26 to 1.27
[MASSEMBLY-1015] - Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-io from 3.4.1 to 3.4.2
[MASSEMBLY-1019] - Maven 3.6.3 as minimum requirements

What's Changed

Bump zstd-jni from 1.5.5-2 to 1.5.5-4 by @dependabot in #147
[MASSEMBLY-991] - Add links to XSDs for 2.2.0 by @rmgrimm in #149
[MASSEMBLY-995] Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.7.1 to 4.8.0 by @dependabot in #151
[MASSEMBLY-996] Bump zstd-jni from 1.5.5-4 to 1.5.5-5 by @dependabot in #150
[MNG-6847] Use diamond operator by @timtebeek in #153
[MASSEMBLY-997] Bump commons-io from 2.11.0 to 2.13.0 by @slawekjaranowski in #152
[MASSEMBLY-996] Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.5-5 to 1.5.5-6 by @dependabot in #154
[MASSEMBLY-999] Upgrade Parent to 40 by @slawekjaranowski in #155
[MASSEMBLY-1000] ITs - cleanups, refresh plugins versions by @slawekjaranowski in #156
[MASSEMBLY-996] Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.5-6 to 1.5.5-10 by @dependabot in #159
[MASSEMBLY-995] Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.8.0 to 4.9.0 by @dependabot in #160
[MASSEMBLY-1003] Remove unused remoteRepositories by @slawekjaranowski in #162
[MASSEMBLY-1004] Remove ignored and deprecated parameter - useJvmChmod by @slawekjaranowski in #163
[MASSEMBLY-994] IT - refresh unpacked dependencies in dir archive by @slawekjaranowski in #164
[MASSEMBLY-1000] ITs - cleanups by @slawekjaranowski in #165
[MASSEMBLY-1009] Bump commons-io from 2.13.0 to 2.15.0 by @slawekjaranowski in #167
[MASSEMBLY-1010] Use IOUtils from commons-io instead of plexus by @slawekjaranowski in #168
[MASSEMBLY-1011] Bump maven-archiver from 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 by @slawekjaranowski in #169
[MASSEMBLY-996] Bump com.github.luben:zstd-jni from 1.5.5-10 to 1.5.5-11 by @dependabot in #170
[MASSEMBLY-1012] Bump org.apache.commons:commons-compress from 1.23.0 to 1.25.0 by @dependabot in #171
[MASSEMBLY-1009] Bump commons-io:commons-io from 2.15.0 to 2.15.1 by @dependabot in #172
[MASSEMBLY-1013] Code cleanups by @slawekjaranowski in #173
[MASSEMBLY-1013] Remove custom SAR UnArchiver by @slawekjaranowski in #175
Bump camel-core from 2.24.1 to 3.2.0 in /src/it/projects/bugs/massembly-920 by @dependabot in #137
[MASSEMBLY-992] Inline Assembly Descriptors by @slawekjaranowski in #174
[MASSEMBLY-1014] Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interpolation from 1.26 to 1.27 by @dependabot in #176
[MASSEMBLY-995] Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-archiver from 4.9.0 to 4.9.1 by @dependabot in #177
[MASSEMBLY-1015] Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-io from 3.4.1 to 3.4.2 by @dependabot in #178
[MASSEMBLY-1008] Fix transitive dependencies resolving with required scope by @cstamas in #166
Bump com.google.guava:guava from 31.0.1-jre to 32.0.0-jre in /src/it/projects/dependency-sets/massembly-1008 by @dependabot in #179
[MASSEMBLY-1016] fix history by @hboutemy in #181
[MASSEMBLY-1017] Don't use deprecated methods in code by @slawekjaranowski in #182
[MASSEMBLY-967] IT for jar-with-dependencies with main class by @slawekjaranowski in #183
[MASSEMBLY-1018] Fix examples about useStrictFiltering by @slawekjaranowski in #184
[MASSEMBLY-1019] Maven 3.6.3 as minimum requirements by @slawekjaranowski in #185
Bump org.postgresql:postgresql from 42.3.8 to 42.7.2 in /src/it/projects/bugs/massembly-730 by @dependabot in #188
Bump apache/maven-gh-actions-shared from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #189

New Contributors

@rmgrimm made their first contribution in #149
@timtebeek made their first contribution in #153

Full Changelog: maven-assembly-plugin-3.6.0...maven-assembly-plugin-3.7.0

Open source →

org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-assembly-plugin

Release timeline

Releases

🐛 Bug Fixes

📝 Documentation updates

👻 Maintenance

📦 Dependency updates

Release Notes - Maven Assembly Plugin - Version 3.7.1

Bug

Dependency upgrade

What's Changed

Release Notes - Maven Assembly Plugin - Version 3.7.0

Bug

New Feature

Improvement

Task

Dependency upgrade

What's Changed

New Contributors