diff --git a/extras/pom.xml b/extras/pom.xml
index 50a65f7136..020ab45f48 100644
--- a/extras/pom.xml
+++ b/extras/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
     <!-- Make the build reproducible, see root `pom.xml` -->
     <!-- This is duplicated here because that is recommended by `artifact:check-buildplan` -->
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+
+    <!-- Overwrite property from parent; this module is currently not deployed -->
+    <gson.isInternalModule>true</gson.isInternalModule>
   </properties>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -64,21 +67,6 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Currently not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <name>Inderjeet Singh</name>
diff --git a/graal-native-image-test/pom.xml b/graal-native-image-test/pom.xml
index d09289018f..6f556c1ad6 100644
--- a/graal-native-image-test/pom.xml
+++ b/graal-native-image-test/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   limitations under the License.
 -->
 <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>
@@ -26,14 +25,13 @@
   <name>Test: GraalVM Native Image</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <!-- Make the build reproducible, see root `pom.xml` -->
-    <!-- This is duplicated here because that is recommended by `artifact:check-buildplan` -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
-
     <!-- GraalVM is JDK >= 17, however for build with regular JDK these tests
       are also executed with JDK 11, so for them exclude JDK 17 specific tests -->
     <maven.compiler.testRelease>11</maven.compiler.testRelease>
     <excludeTestCompilation>**/Java17*</excludeTestCompilation>
+
+    <!-- Overwrite property from parent -->
+    <gson.isTestModule>true</gson.isTestModule>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -64,22 +62,6 @@
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
-          <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check API -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check used classes -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -88,31 +70,6 @@
             <skipIfEmpty>true</skipIfEmpty>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module has no 'main' source code, so no JAR is created which could be installed;
-              see maven-jar-plugin configuration above -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
diff --git a/jpms-test/pom.xml b/jpms-test/pom.xml
index 6b44c88da5..5589549ad1 100644
--- a/jpms-test/pom.xml
+++ b/jpms-test/pom.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
     <maven.compiler.testRelease>${maven.compiler.release}</maven.compiler.testRelease>
 
-    <!-- Make the build reproducible, see root `pom.xml` -->
-    <!-- This is duplicated here because that is recommended by `artifact:check-buildplan` -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <!-- Overwrite property from parent -->
+    <gson.isTestModule>true</gson.isTestModule>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -51,60 +50,4 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
-          <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check API -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check used classes -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module has no 'main' source code; skip creating JAR and avoid warning on console -->
-            <skipIfEmpty>true</skipIfEmpty>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module has no 'main' source code, so no JAR is created which could be installed;
-              see maven-jar-plugin configuration above -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/metrics/pom.xml b/metrics/pom.xml
index 325ab891db..09091795f4 100644
--- a/metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics/pom.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@
   <description>Performance Metrics for Google Gson library</description>
 
   <properties>
-    <!-- Make the build reproducible, see root `pom.xml` -->
-    <!-- This is duplicated here because that is recommended by `artifact:check-buildplan` -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <!-- Overwrite property from parent -->
+    <gson.isTestModule>true</gson.isTestModule>
   </properties>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -63,37 +62,6 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
-          <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check API -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check used classes -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-  </build>
-
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <name>Inderjeet Singh</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f7edeb201..f755076592 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
     <!-- Make the build reproducible, see https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.html -->
     <!-- Automatically updated by Maven Release Plugin -->
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+
+    <!-- These properties are to be overwritten by the Maven modules -->
+    <!-- Whether this module is an integration test module -->
+    <gson.isTestModule>false</gson.isTestModule>
+    <!-- Whether this module is internal and currently not deployed -->
+    <gson.isInternalModule>${gson.isTestModule}</gson.isInternalModule>
   </properties>
 
   <!-- These attributes specify that the URLs should be inherited by the modules as is, to avoid constructing
@@ -304,6 +310,8 @@
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.6.3</version>
           <configuration>
+            <skip>${gson.isTestModule}</skip>
+
             <!-- Specify newer JDK as target to allow linking to newer Java API, and to generate
               module overview in Javadoc for Gson's module descriptor -->
             <release>11</release>
@@ -341,16 +349,33 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.1.2</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <skip>${gson.isTestModule}</skip>
+          </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.3.1</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <skipSource>${gson.isTestModule}</skipSource>
+          </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.2.4</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <skip>${gson.isTestModule}</skip>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.1.2</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <skip>${gson.isInternalModule}</skip>
+          </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -445,6 +470,8 @@
           <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>0.21.1</version>
           <configuration>
+            <skip>${gson.isTestModule}</skip>
+
             <oldVersion>
               <dependency>
                 <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
@@ -486,6 +513,8 @@
                 <goal>check</goal>
               </goals>
               <configuration>
+                <skip>${gson.isTestModule}</skip>
+
                 <signature>
                   <!-- Note: In case Android compatibility impedes Gson development too much in the
                     future, could consider switching to https://github.com/open-toast/gummy-bears
diff --git a/proto/pom.xml b/proto/pom.xml
index 6eecfc4dcf..2774f805cf 100644
--- a/proto/pom.xml
+++ b/proto/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   limitations under the License.
 -->
 <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>
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
@@ -33,6 +32,9 @@
     <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <protobufVersion>4.26.1</protobufVersion>
+
+    <!-- Overwrite property from parent; this module is currently not deployed -->
+    <gson.isInternalModule>true</gson.isInternalModule>
   </properties>
 
   <licenses>
@@ -102,19 +104,6 @@
         </executions>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
-
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
   </build>
 
   <developers>
diff --git a/shrinker-test/pom.xml b/shrinker-test/pom.xml
index 60085af06a..10ec6f1f1c 100644
--- a/shrinker-test/pom.xml
+++ b/shrinker-test/pom.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@
   <name>Test: Code shrinking (ProGuard / R8)</name>
 
   <properties>
-    <!-- Make the build reproducible, see root `pom.xml` -->
-    <!-- This is duplicated here because that is recommended by `artifact:check-buildplan` -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-19T18:54:10Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
-
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
+
+    <!-- Overwrite property from parent -->
+    <gson.isTestModule>true</gson.isTestModule>
   </properties>
 
   <pluginRepositories>
@@ -61,35 +60,6 @@
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
-    <pluginManagement>
-      <plugins>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
-          <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check API -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-          <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- This module is not supposed to be consumed as library, so no need to check used classes -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-          <configuration>
-            <!-- Not deployed -->
-            <skip>true</skip>
-          </configuration>
-        </plugin>
-      </plugins>
-    </pluginManagement>
-
     <plugins>
       <!-- Process JAR with ProGuard -->
       <plugin>