Exclude META-INF/maven folder from the generated jar file
<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <excludes> <exclude>**/META-INF/maven/**</exclude> <exclude>log4j.xml</exclude> </excludes> <archive> <manifestEntries> <SCM-Revision>${artifactId}-${version}-${build.number}</SCM-Revision> </manifestEntries> <addMavenDescriptor>false</addMavenDescriptor> </archive> </configuration> </plugin>