While the latest Maven releases offer newer features, version 3.5.3 introduced critical stability and usability improvements:
Resolved a deadlock in dependency resolution and removed unnecessary System.gc() calls at the end of builds to speed up the lifecycle. apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz download
Here are some downloads for Maven 3.5.3: * **apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz** * **apache-maven-3.5.3-src.tar.gz** * **apache-maven- Release Notes [–] Maven 3.5.3 While the latest Maven releases offer newer features,
Because Maven 3.5.3 is no longer the "current" stable version, you must retrieve it from the official archives rather than the main download page. Central Repository: org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.5.3 apache-maven-3.5.3-bin.tar.gz download