The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Source Plugin, version 3.2.0
This plugin creates a jar archive of the source files of the current project. https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-source-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.2.0</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-source-plugin/download.cgi Release Notes - Maven Source Plugin - Version 3.2.0 ** Bug * [MSOURCES-95] - Source JAR is re-created even if sources are not changed ** New Feature * [MSOURCES-120] - Reproducible Builds: make entries in output jar files reproducible (order + timestamp) Read https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.html for more information on Reproducible Builds with Maven. Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team
