diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml
index da107c745f..714a370287 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-jar/pom.xml
@@ -259,110 +259,7 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-        <!-- java instrumentation profiles to build jars -->
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildAgentLoader</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>agentLoader</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/AgentLoader.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildApplication</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>application</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtm.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtmApplication.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>buildAgent</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <phase>package</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>jar</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <classifier>agent</classifier>
-                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
-                                    <archive>
-                                        <manifest>
-                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
-                                        </manifest>
-                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
-                                    </archive>
-
-                                    <includes>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/AtmTransformer.class</include>
-                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/MyInstrumentationAgent.class</include>
-                                    </includes>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
+       
     </profiles>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
index c47765e43d..216e408114 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/pom.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
             <artifactId>jol-core</artifactId>
             <version>${jol-core.version}</version>
         </dependency>
+ <dependency> <!-- needed to bridge to slf4j for projects that use the log4j APIs directly -->
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>${org.slf4j.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
@@ -66,5 +71,114 @@
         <asm.version>8.0.1</asm.version>
         <bcel.version>6.5.0</bcel.version>
     </properties>
+    <profiles>
+        <!-- java instrumentation profiles to build jars -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>buildAgentLoader</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <classifier>agentLoader</classifier>
+                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
+                                    <archive>
+                                        <manifest>
+                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+<mainClass>com.baeldung.instrumentation.application.Launcher</mainClass>
+                                        </manifest>
+                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+                                    </archive>
+
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/AgentLoader.class</include>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>buildApplication</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <classifier>application</classifier>
+                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
+                                    <archive>
+                                        <manifest>
+                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                                            <mainClass>com.baeldung.instrumentation.application.Launcher</mainClass>
+                                        </manifest>
+                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+                                    </archive>
+
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtm.class</include>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/MyAtmApplication.class</include>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/application/Launcher.class</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>buildAgent</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <classifier>agent</classifier>
+                                    <classesDirectory>target/classes</classesDirectory>
+                                    <archive>
+                                        <manifest>
+                                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+<mainClass>com.baeldung.instrumentation.application.Launcher</mainClass>
+                                        </manifest>
+                                        <manifestFile>${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF</manifestFile>
+                                    </archive>
+
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/AtmTransformer.class</include>
+                                        <include>com/baeldung/instrumentation/agent/MyInstrumentationAgent.class</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d16a93ec83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-jvm/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Agent-Class: com.baeldung.instrumentation.agent.MyInstrumentationAgent
+Can-Redefine-Classes: true
+Can-Retransform-Classes: true
+Premain-Class: com.baeldung.instrumentation.agent.MyInstrumentationAgent
+Main-Class: com.baeldung.instrumentation.application.Launcher
\ No newline at end of file