Mule Maven Plugin 4.9.0 Release Notes

The Mule Maven plugin enables you to integrate the packaging and deployment of your Mule applications with your Maven lifecycle.

Mule Maven Plugin 4.9.0 implements all security updates and bug fixes from 4.8.0.

April 16, 2026

What’s New

This release includes fixes for vulnerabilities.
You can now specify deployment properties using the propertiesFile parameter instead of defining them inline. This option is supported for deployments to CloudHub, CloudHub 2.0, Anypoint Runtime Fabric, and On-Premises.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Microsoft Windows 10
Apple macOS X 10.15.0+
Linux (tested on Ubuntu 22)
Java 8, 11, 17, and 21
Maven 3.9.0 to 3.9.14

Mule Maven plugin supports Java 8, 11, 17, and 21. The minMuleVersion specified in your Mule application must be compatible with the Java version used to run the plugin.

Compatibility

Software	Version
Mule runtime engine	4.3 or later
Anypoint Studio	7.x

Software

Version

Mule runtime engine

4.3 or later

Anypoint Studio

7.x

Fixed Issues

Issue Resolution ID

Issue Resolution	ID
Maven package execution now works correctly when defining `classLoaderModelLoaderDescriptor` in `mule-artifact`.	W-20051623

Maven package execution now works correctly when defining classLoaderModelLoaderDescriptor in mule-artifact.

W-20051623