diff --git a/.github/workflows/parparvm-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/parparvm-tests.yml
index 74d6461c5c..6001b8346f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/parparvm-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/parparvm-tests.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y clang
 
       - name: Run ParparVM JVM tests
-        working-directory: vm/tests
+        working-directory: vm
         run: mvn -B test
 
       - name: Publish ByteCodeTranslator quality previews
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index b3604dc0f8..63d8289add 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -239,16 +239,16 @@ jobs:
       run: ant -noinput -buildfile Ports/iOSPort/build.xml jar
 
     - name: Build iOS VM API
-      run: ant -noinput -buildfile vm/JavaAPI/build.xml jar
+      run: mvn -f vm/JavaAPI/pom.xml package
 
     - name: Upload a Build Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: JavaAPI.jar
-        path: vm/JavaAPI/dist/JavaAPI.jar
+        path: vm/JavaAPI/target/JavaAPI-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
 
     - name: Build iOS VM
-      run: ant -noinput -buildfile vm/ByteCodeTranslator/build.xml jar
+      run: mvn -f vm/ByteCodeTranslator/pom.xml package
 
     - name: Build CLDC 11 VM
       run: ant -noinput -buildfile Ports/CLDC11/build.xml jar
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: ByteCodeTranslator.jar
-        path: vm/ByteCodeTranslator/dist/ByteCodeTranslator.jar
+        path: vm/ByteCodeTranslator/target/ByteCodeTranslator-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar
 
     - name: Upload a Build Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d12a7309f..53d7701c21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,3 +81,4 @@ pom.xml.tag
 !.brokk/style.md
 !.brokk/review.md
 !.brokk/project.properties
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
diff --git a/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/pom.xml b/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b7b2ae294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/ByteCodeTranslator/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<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.codename1.parparvm</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parparvm-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>ByteCodeTranslator</artifactId>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <name>ByteCodeTranslator</name>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>asm-commons</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>asm-tree</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>src</directory>
+                <excludes>
+                    <exclude>**/*.java</exclude>
+                </excludes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>shade</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <transformers>
+                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
+                                    <mainClass>com.codename1.tools.translator.ByteCodeTranslator</mainClass>
+                                </transformer>
+                            </transformers>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <target>
+                                <mkdir dir="${project.basedir}/dist"/>
+                                <copy file="${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.jar"
+                                      tofile="${project.basedir}/dist/${project.artifactId}.jar"/>
+                            </target>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>run</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/vm/JavaAPI/pom.xml b/vm/JavaAPI/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a74120c9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/JavaAPI/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<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.codename1.parparvm</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parparvm-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
+    <artifactId>JavaAPI</artifactId>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <name>JavaAPI</name>
+
+    <build>
+        <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.5</source>
+                    <target>1.5</target>
+                    <!-- Allow compiling java.* packages -->
+                    <compilerArgs>
+                        <arg>-Xlint:-options</arg>
+                    </compilerArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <target>
+                                <mkdir dir="${project.basedir}/dist"/>
+                                <copy file="${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.jar"
+                                      tofile="${project.basedir}/dist/${project.artifactId}.jar"/>
+                            </target>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>run</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/vm/pom.xml b/vm/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a77b37ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<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.codename1.parparvm</groupId>
+    <artifactId>parparvm-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <name>ParparVM Parent</name>
+
+    <modules>
+        <module>ByteCodeTranslator</module>
+        <module>JavaAPI</module>
+        <module>tests</module>
+    </modules>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.5</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.5</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <asm.version>5.0.3</asm.version>
+        <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.2</junit.jupiter.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
+                <version>${asm.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                <artifactId>asm-commons</artifactId>
+                <version>${asm.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
+                <artifactId>asm-tree</artifactId>
+                <version>${asm.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+                <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+                <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+</project>
diff --git a/vm/tests/pom.xml b/vm/tests/pom.xml
index fec2ad3e4d..1474388680 100644
--- a/vm/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/vm/tests/pom.xml
@@ -3,45 +3,49 @@
          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.codename1.parparvm</groupId>
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>com.codename1.parparvm</groupId>
+        <artifactId>parparvm-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+
     <artifactId>parparvm-tests</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>ParparVM Java Tests</name>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <junit.jupiter.version>5.10.2</junit.jupiter.version>
-        <asm.version>5.0.3</asm.version>
-    </properties>
-
     <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.codename1.parparvm</groupId>
+            <artifactId>ByteCodeTranslator</artifactId>
+            <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
             <artifactId>asm</artifactId>
-            <version>${asm.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>
             <artifactId>asm-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>${asm.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
-        <testResources>
-            <testResource>
-                <directory>../ByteCodeTranslator/src</directory>
-            </testResource>
-        </testResources>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <!-- Tests run on newer JDK (8+) so source/target 1.8 is appropriate here -->
+                    <!-- But the code they test targets 1.5. The test runner itself needs to run on the JVM. -->
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -50,25 +54,6 @@
                     <useModulePath>false</useModulePath>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.5.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>add-bytecodetranslator-sources</id>
-                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>add-source</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <sources>
-                                <source>../ByteCodeTranslator/src</source>
-                            </sources>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>