diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/README.md b/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/README.md
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+## Maven WAR Plugin
+
+This module contains articles about the Maven Exec Plugin.
+
+### Relevant Articles
diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>maven-exec-plugin</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>maven-exec-plugin</name>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.8.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <logback-classic.version>1.2.3</logback-classic.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
+            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
+            <version>${logback-classic.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>${java.version}</source>
+                    <target>${java.version}</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mainClass>com.baeldung.main.Exec</mainClass>
+                    <arguments>
+                        <argument>First</argument>
+                        <argument>Second</argument>
+                        <argument>Third</argument>
+                    </arguments>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/src/main/java/com/baeldung/main/Exec.java b/maven-modules/maven-exec-plugin/src/main/java/com/baeldung/main/Exec.java
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+package com.baeldung.main;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
+public class Exec {
+
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Exec.class);
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        LOGGER.info("Running the main method");
+        if (args.length > 0) {
+            LOGGER.info("List of arguments: {}", Arrays.toString(args));
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/maven-modules/pom.xml b/maven-modules/pom.xml
index c4d8c253df..b00da22519 100644
--- a/maven-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <modules>
         <!-- <module>compiler-plugin-java-9</module> --> <!-- We haven't upgraded to java 9. -->   
         <module>maven-custom-plugin</module>     
+        <module>maven-exec-plugin</module>     
         <module>maven-integration-test</module>
         <module>maven-multi-source</module>
         <module>maven-plugins</module>