Maven 4 Arrives After 15 Years: A Complete Rewrite of the Java Build Tool
Maven 4 introduces a split Build/Consumer POM model, a rewritten parallel engine that speeds up large builds by 50‑60%, incremental build with smart caching, automatic multi‑module discovery, native BOM and JPMS support, dynamic versioning, new packaging types, enhanced security, and a migration tool, all while remaining 100% compatible with Maven 3 plugins.
