diff --git a/docs/reference/universe/README.md b/docs/reference/universe/README.md
index 27fbc85b..6dd66572 100644
--- a/docs/reference/universe/README.md
+++ b/docs/reference/universe/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - [git](./git.md) - Git operations
 - [go](./go.md) - Go build operations
 - [io](./io.md) - IO operations
+- [java/maven](./java/maven.md) - Maven is a build automation tool for Java
 - [js/yarn](./js/yarn.md) - Yarn is a package manager for Javascript applications
 - [kubernetes](./kubernetes/README.md) - Kubernetes client operations
 - [kubernetes/helm](./kubernetes/helm.md) - Helm package manager
diff --git a/docs/reference/universe/java/maven.md b/docs/reference/universe/java/maven.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17387563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/universe/java/maven.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+sidebar_label: maven
+---
+
+# alpha.dagger.io/java/maven
+
+Maven is a build automation tool for Java
+
+```cue
+import "alpha.dagger.io/java/maven"
+```
+
+## maven.#Project
+
+A Maven project
+
+### maven.#Project Inputs
+
+| Name             | Type                    | Description                         |
+| -------------    |:-------------:          |:-------------:                      |
+|*source*          | `dagger.#Artifact`      |Application source code              |
+|*package*         | `struct`                |Extra alpine packages to install     |
+|*env*             | `struct`                |Environment variables                |
+|*phases*          | `*["package"] \| []`    |-                                    |
+|*goals*           | `*[] \| []`             |-                                    |
+|*args*            | `*[] \| []`             |Optional arguments for the script    |
+
+### maven.#Project Outputs
+
+| Name             | Type              | Description              |
+| -------------    |:-------------:    |:-------------:           |
+|*build*           | `struct`          |Build output directory    |
diff --git a/stdlib/.dagger/env/java-maven/.gitignore b/stdlib/.dagger/env/java-maven/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01ec19b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/.dagger/env/java-maven/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# dagger state
+state/**
diff --git a/stdlib/.dagger/env/java-maven/values.yaml b/stdlib/.dagger/env/java-maven/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1c88b39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/.dagger/env/java-maven/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+plan:
+    module: ./java/maven
+    package: ./tests
+name: java-maven
+inputs:
+    TestData:
+        dir:
+            path: ./java/maven/tests/testdata
+sops:
+    kms: []
+    gcp_kms: []
+    azure_kv: []
+    hc_vault: []
+    age:
+        - recipient: age1frg88gugx9ynthc66rcld7k5frtcddjehz4aw5k0wmntkd9pgsxs2vj5xe
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSA4dWpSS2djbldQTzZQQ3kz
+            VUt2OU9zaVpCZHREa2plRDJsNFRaeVNOWmdVCnVqOVFZR2pJNXB4bThSUjBYTDZy
+            WWIzaWp3UTk2d0ErSFAzcHNYK3FRQ2cKLS0tIDhZWjVZZGFvbHVzN2FmTno3QzFx
+            WWV2Zjhra3AyenBKTVBoV3lNYVVTVWMKZQWIThYlZBEJKn62tGl7g3GkK4UqEfLF
+            NsY3h5vkK0ScE4DctWS4uSdL8tgfy40W/TyZpjRd2uHnSJkpbf/Amg==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+    lastmodified: "2021-06-28T07:24:04Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:c70mmWYksMLoDf0Ok+fXz0QYot/x4UTptsrAfgaMJ8Zba50OuvDhashvSfngtmzoXV0wYH0OK7uk0+JwIPV/6dC+6/qOw66Zpt1AF6fZ6FjayNXsdwuyzrG+ykYNS5PmlNm+U54CmGkCG/NdJ33dC1sfEzX6giL5cgSsjXA7FJw=,iv:sEFBzWFvjmR7czlAeNyKpB7uXgL6TBi+9t67Bn5xL/0=,tag:cGBLLp0BOQHZerbdvF/y0g==,type:str]
+    pgp: []
+    encrypted_suffix: secret
+    version: 3.7.1
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/maven.cue b/stdlib/java/maven/maven.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d86a6748
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/maven.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Maven is a build automation tool for Java
+package maven
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/os"
+)
+
+// A Maven project
+#Project: {
+
+	// Application source code
+	source: dagger.#Artifact @dagger(input)
+
+	// Extra alpine packages to install
+	package: {
+		[string]: true | false | string
+	} @dagger(input)
+
+	// Environment variables
+	env: {
+		[string]: string
+	} @dagger(input)
+
+	phases: [...string] | *["package"] @dagger(input)
+	goals:  [...string] | *[]          @dagger(input)
+
+	// Optional arguments for the script
+	args: [...string] | *[] @dagger(input)
+
+	// Build output directory
+	build: os.#Dir & {
+		from: ctr
+		path: "/build"
+	} @dagger(output)
+
+	ctr: os.#Container & {
+		image: alpine.#Image & {
+			"package": package & {
+				bash:      "=~5.1"
+				openjdk11: "=~11.0.9"
+				maven:     "=~3.6.3"
+			}
+		}
+		shell: path: "/bin/bash"
+		command: """
+			opts=( $(echo $MAVEN_ARGS) )
+			mvn $MAVEN_GOALS $MAVEN_PHASES ${opts[@]}
+			result=$?
+			modules=$(mvn -Dexec.executable='pwd' -Dexec.args='${project.artifactId}' exec:exec -q)
+			for module in $modules;do
+			    source=$(echo "$module/target" | tr -s /)
+			    target=$(echo "/build/$module" | tr -s /)
+			    mkdir -p  $target;cp -a $source $target 2>/dev/null || : 
+			done
+			exit $result
+			"""
+		"env": env & {
+			MAVEN_ARGS:   strings.Join(args, "\n")
+			MAVEN_PHASES: strings.Join(phases, "\n")
+			MAVEN_GOALS:  strings.Join(goals, "\n")
+		}
+		dir: "/"
+		mount: "/": from: source
+	}
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/tests/maven.cue b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/maven.cue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39bbb411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/maven.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package maven
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/alpine"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/os"
+)
+
+TestData: dagger.#Artifact
+
+TestConfig: mavenOpts: strings.Join([
+			"-client",
+			"-XX:+TieredCompilation",
+			"-XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1",
+			"-Xverify:none",
+			"-Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true",
+			"-Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss",
+], " ")
+
+TestSpringBoot: {
+	project: #Project & {
+		source: TestData
+
+		phases: ["install"]
+
+		env: MAVEN_OPTS: TestConfig.mavenOpts
+
+		args: ["--batch-mode"]
+	}
+
+	test: os.#Container & {
+		image: alpine.#Image & {
+			package: bash: "=5.1.0-r0"
+		}
+		copy: "/build": from: project.build
+		command: """
+			count=$(ls -1 /build/**/*.jar 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+			test "$count" != "0"
+			"""
+	}
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/.gitignore b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..549e00a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+HELP.md
+target/
+!.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.jar
+!**/src/main/**/target/
+!**/src/test/**/target/
+
+### STS ###
+.apt_generated
+.classpath
+.factorypath
+.project
+.settings
+.springBeans
+.sts4-cache
+
+### IntelliJ IDEA ###
+.idea
+*.iws
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+
+### NetBeans ###
+/nbproject/private/
+/nbbuild/
+/dist/
+/nbdist/
+/.nb-gradle/
+build/
+!**/src/main/**/build/
+!**/src/test/**/build/
+
+### VS Code ###
+.vscode/
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/pom.xml b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4516bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.5.2</version>
+		<relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+	</parent>
+	<groupId>io.dagger.maven</groupId>
+	<artifactId>spring-boot-test</artifactId>
+	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<name>spring-boot-test</name>
+	<description>Dagger maven spring boot test</description>
+	<properties>
+		<java.version>11</java.version>
+	</properties>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/main/java/io/dagger/maven/springboottest/SpringBootTestApplication.java b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/main/java/io/dagger/maven/springboottest/SpringBootTestApplication.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68b09e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/main/java/io/dagger/maven/springboottest/SpringBootTestApplication.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package io.dagger.maven.springboottest;
+
+import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
+
+@SpringBootApplication
+public class SpringBootTestApplication {
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		SpringApplication.run(SpringBootTestApplication.class, args);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/main/resources/application.properties b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/main/resources/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b137891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/test/java/io/dagger/maven/springboottest/SpringBootTestApplicationTests.java b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/test/java/io/dagger/maven/springboottest/SpringBootTestApplicationTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6419b115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stdlib/java/maven/tests/testdata/src/test/java/io/dagger/maven/springboottest/SpringBootTestApplicationTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package io.dagger.maven.springboottest;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
+
+@SpringBootTest
+class SpringBootTestApplicationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	void contextLoads() {
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/universe.bats b/stdlib/universe.bats
index 7d51ebb1..bc20eb85 100644
--- a/stdlib/universe.bats
+++ b/stdlib/universe.bats
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ setup() {
     dagger -e js-yarn up
 }
 
+@test "java/maven" {
+    dagger -e java-maven up
+}
+
 @test "alpine" {
     dagger -e alpine up
 }