diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/bin/m2.conf b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/bin/m2.conf
index 2235f820f5..c44656832d 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/bin/m2.conf
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/bin/m2.conf
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ set maven.conf default ${maven.home}/conf
 
 [plexus.core]
 load       ${maven.conf}/logging
+optionally ${maven.home}/lib/ext/redisson/*.jar
+optionally ${maven.home}/lib/ext/hazelcast/*.jar
 optionally ${maven.home}/lib/ext/*.jar
 load       ${maven.home}/lib/*.jar
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/README.txt b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/README.txt
index 5ebe59eb39..ab7f12a712 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/README.txt
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/README.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Use this directory to contribute 3rd-party extensions to the Maven core. These extensions can either extend or override
+Use this directory to add third party extensions to Maven Core. These extensions can either extend or override
 Maven's default implementation.
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/hazelcast/README.txt b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/hazelcast/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77d19b140d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/hazelcast/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+This directory is intended to contain Hazelcast [1] JARs for Maven Resolver Named Locks using Hazelcast.
+
+See here [2] on how to add necessary JARs.
+
+[1] https://github.com/hazelcast/hazelcast
+[2] https://maven.apache.org/resolver/maven-resolver-named-locks-hazelcast/index.html#installation-testing
diff --git a/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/redisson/README.txt b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/redisson/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58342b19d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache-maven/src/assembly/maven/lib/ext/redisson/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+This directory is intended to contain Redisson [1] JARs for Maven Resolver Named Locks using Redisson.
+
+See here [2] on how to add necessary JARs.
+
+[1] https://github.com/redisson/redisson
+[2] https://maven.apache.org/resolver/maven-resolver-named-locks-redisson/index.html#installation-testing