Could Not Initialize Class Org.apache.maven.plugin.war.util.webappstructureserializer -

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If you're a Java developer working with web applications, you might have encountered a frustrating Maven build error: Happy building

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The most common root cause? .

<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.4.0</version> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId> <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId> <version>2.3.1</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId> <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId> <version>2.3.1</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </plugin> Sometimes the plugin JAR itself gets corrupted. Clear the War Plugin from your local repository: Happy building