diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/apache/maven/plugin/util/scan/StaleSourceScanner-testMarker.txt b/maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/apache/maven/plugin/util/scan/StaleSourceScanner-testMarker.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fe7625ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/test/resources/org/apache/maven/plugin/util/scan/StaleSourceScanner-testMarker.txt
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+marker for finding this location on the classpath.
\ No newline at end of file