diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
index 2c5bafbcfb..cea30d03a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: |
         cd maven
-        xvfb-run -a mvn install
+        xvfb-run -a mvn install -Plocal-dev-javase
       
 
     - name: Fetch archetype projects
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         unzip cn1-maven-archetypes.zip
         cd cn1-maven-archetypes-master
-        xvfb-run -a mvn install archetype:update-local-catalog
-        xvfb-run -a mvn archetype:crawl
+        xvfb-run -a mvn install archetype:update-local-catalog -Plocal-dev-javase
+        xvfb-run -a mvn archetype:crawl -Plocal-dev-javase
     - name: Run Maven Unit Tests
       run: |
         pwd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 73be8315a4..f154e817ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Unit Tests
       run: |
         cd maven
-        mvn clean verify -DunitTests=true -pl core-unittests -am -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true
+        mvn clean verify -DunitTests=true -pl core-unittests -am -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Plocal-dev-javase
         cd ..
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
         mkdir -p build/tempJavaSources
         mkdir -p dist
         mkdir -p dist/javadoc
-        wget https://github.com/codenameone/JavaDocSourceEmbed/releases/download/refs%2Fheads%2Fmaster/JavaDocSourceEmbed-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
-        java -jar JavaDocSourceEmbed-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar src build/tempJavaSources
+        # Skip JavaDocSourceEmbed due to gist access issues in CI
+        cp -r src/* build/tempJavaSources/
         find build/tempJavaSources ../Ports/CLDC11/src -name "*.java" | /usr/bin/grep -v /impl/ | /usr/bin/xargs javadoc --allow-script-in-comments -protected -d dist/javadoc -windowtitle "Codename One API" || true
         cd dist/javadoc
         zip -r ../../javadocs.zip *
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-on-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/release-on-maven-central.yml
index ff71ccc52e..9efc7f1cfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-on-maven-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-on-maven-central.yml
@@ -25,18 +25,21 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
           git config --global user.email "github-actions@codenameone.com"
 
+      - name: Check Maven Version
+        run: mvn -v
+
       - name: Deploy with Maven
         run: |
           cat $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
           cd maven
           bash update-version.sh "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
           export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
-          xvfb-run -a mvn deploy -Psign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=$MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+          xvfb-run -a mvn deploy -Psign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=$MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE -Plocal-dev-javase
           cd ..
           git clone https://github.com/shannah/cn1-maven-archetypes
           cd cn1-maven-archetypes
           bash update-version.sh "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
-          xvfb-run -a mvn deploy -Psign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=$MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+          xvfb-run -a mvn deploy -Psign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=$MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE -Plocal-dev-javase
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 651ab100ba..28db48121c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ target
 pom.xml.versionsBackup
 pom.xml.releaseBackup
 pom.xml.tag
-!maven/**/*.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+!maven/**/*.zip
+**/.flattened-pom.xml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f258e1e60c..685620525d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,9 +185,11 @@ The setup is covered in depth in [this article and video](https://www.codenameon
 ~~~~
 git clone https://github.com/codenameone/CodenameOne
 cd CodenameOne/maven
-mvn install
+mvn install -Plocal-dev-javase
 ~~~~
 
+NOTE: The `-Plocal-dev-javase` profile is necessary for building the javase port.  Without it, you'll get build errors.
+
 This will build and install Codename One in your local Maven repository. This process can take a while since it automatically downloads dependencies with a size of ~1GB.  
 
 
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ To build the archetype projects from source, you should check out the [cn1-maven
 ~~~~
 git clone https://github.com/shannah/cn1-maven-archetypes
 cd cn1-maven-archetypes
-mvn install
+mvn install -Plocal-dev-javase
 ~~~~  
 
 
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ Now that Codename One is installed in your local Maven repository, you can use t
 A new testing project can be quickly generated with the [Codename One initializr](https://start.codenameone.com).
 
 After downloading and extracting the project, open its pom.xml file and and look for the `<cn1.version>` and `<cn1.plugin.version>` properties.
-Then change these to point to the version that got installed into your *local* maven repository by `mvn install`. The locally built version will usually be a SNAPSHOT version (e.g. 7.0.21-SNAPSHOT).
+Then change these to point to the version that got installed into your *local* maven repository by `mvn install -Plocal-dev-javase`. The locally built version will usually be a SNAPSHOT version (e.g. 7.0.21-SNAPSHOT).
 
 
 ### Quick Start with Ant
diff --git a/maven/javase/pom.xml b/maven/javase/pom.xml
index 834f20eb1e..1a76566ef0 100644
--- a/maven/javase/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/javase/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@
         <profile>
             <id>local-dev-javase</id>
             <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+                <property>
+                    <name>codename1.platform</name>
+                    <value>javase</value>
+                </property>
             </activation>
             <dependencies>
                 <dependency>
diff --git a/maven/pom.xml b/maven/pom.xml
index f1530ede8a..dcf57b567b 100644
--- a/maven/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/pom.xml
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                 <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.7.0</version>
+                <version>0.8.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
diff --git a/maven/sqlite-jdbc/dependency-reduced-pom.xml b/maven/sqlite-jdbc/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
index 517d306e9c..2f7d5d4c38 100644
--- a/maven/sqlite-jdbc/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+++ b/maven/sqlite-jdbc/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
@@ -1,98 +1,99 @@
-<?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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
-  <parent>
-    <artifactId>codenameone</artifactId>
-    <groupId>com.codenameone</groupId>
-    <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  </parent>
-  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
-  <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-  <build>
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.1</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.3.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <relocations>
-                <relocation>
-                  <pattern>org.slf4j</pattern>
-                  <shadedPattern>com.codename1.compat.sqlite.slf4j</shadedPattern>
-                </relocation>
-              </relocations>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.2</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>copy-javadoc</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>copy</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <artifactItems>
-                <artifactItem>
-                  <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
-                  <version>${sqlite.jdbc.version}</version>
-                  <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
-                  <destFileName>sqlite-jdbc-javadoc.jar</destFileName>
-                </artifactItem>
-              </artifactItems>
-              <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-javadoc</id>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
-              <archive>
-                <manifest>
-                  <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
-                </manifest>
-              </archive>
-              <includes>
-                <include>sqlite-jdbc-javadoc.jar</include>
-              </includes>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
-  </build>
-  <properties>
-    <sqlite.jdbc.version>3.46.1.0</sqlite.jdbc.version>
-  </properties>
-</project>
+<?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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <parent>
+    <artifactId>codenameone</artifactId>
+    <groupId>com.codenameone</groupId>
+    <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
+  <name>sqlite-jdbc</name>
+  <version>8.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>shade</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>org.slf4j</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>com.codename1.compat.sqlite.slf4j</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+              </relocations>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.1.2</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>copy-javadoc</id>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>copy</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <artifactItems>
+                <artifactItem>
+                  <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
+                  <version>${sqlite.jdbc.version}</version>
+                  <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
+                  <destFileName>sqlite-jdbc-javadoc.jar</destFileName>
+                </artifactItem>
+              </artifactItems>
+              <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadoc</id>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <classifier>javadoc</classifier>
+              <archive>
+                <manifest>
+                  <addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
+                </manifest>
+              </archive>
+              <includes>
+                <include>sqlite-jdbc-javadoc.jar</include>
+              </includes>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <properties>
+    <sqlite.jdbc.version>3.46.1.0</sqlite.jdbc.version>
+  </properties>
+</project>