diff --git a/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/README.md b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Relevant Articles:
+
+- Optional Dependency in Maven
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diff --git a/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/main-project/pom.xml b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/main-project/pom.xml
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+++ b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/main-project/pom.xml
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+<?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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>main-project</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+            <artifactId>project-with-optionals</artifactId>
+            <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/optional-project/pom.xml b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/optional-project/pom.xml
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+++ b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/optional-project/pom.xml
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+<?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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>optional-project</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/pom.xml b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/pom.xml
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+++ b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <parent>
+        <artifactId>maven-modules</artifactId>
+        <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    </parent>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <artifactId>optional-dependencies</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <modules>
+        <module>optional-project</module>
+        <module>project-with-optionals</module>
+        <module>main-project</module>
+    </modules>
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/project-with-optionals/pom.xml b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/project-with-optionals/pom.xml
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index 0000000000..6a14f3260d
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+++ b/maven-modules/optional-dependencies/project-with-optionals/pom.xml
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+<?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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>project-with-optionals</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.baeldung</groupId>
+            <artifactId>optional-project</artifactId>
+            <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+</project>
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diff --git a/maven-modules/pom.xml b/maven-modules/pom.xml
index 528f44bddc..86a7d5756c 100644
--- a/maven-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-modules/pom.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
         <module>maven-properties</module>
         <module>versions-maven-plugin</module>
         <module>version-collision</module>
+        <module>optional-dependencies</module>
     </modules>
 
 </project>