diff --git a/dev-support/bin/dist-layout-stitching b/dev-support/bin/dist-layout-stitching
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..78533f908a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-support/bin/dist-layout-stitching
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+# project.version
+VERSION=$1
+
+# project.build.directory
+BASEDIR=$2
+
+function run()
+{
+  declare res
+
+  echo "\$ ${*}"
+  "${@}"
+  res=$?
+  if [[ ${res} != 0 ]]; then
+    echo
+    echo "Failed!"
+    echo
+    exit "${res}"
+  fi
+}
+
+function findfileindir()
+{
+  declare file="$1"
+  declare dir="${2:-./share}"
+  declare count
+
+  count=$(find "${dir}" -iname "${file}" | wc -l)
+
+  #shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  echo ${count}
+}
+
+function copyifnotexists()
+{
+  declare src="$1"
+  declare dest="$2"
+
+  declare srcname
+  declare destdir
+
+  declare child
+  declare childpath
+
+  if [[ -f "${src}" ]]; then
+    srcname=${src##*/}
+    if [[ "${srcname}" != *.jar ||
+          $(findfileindir "${srcname}") -eq "0" ]]; then
+      destdir=$(dirname "${dest}")
+      mkdir -p "${destdir}"
+      cp -p "${src}" "${dest}"
+    fi
+  else
+    for childpath in "${src}"/*; do
+      child="${childpath##*/}"
+      if [[ "${child}" == "doc" ||
+            "${child}" == "webapps" ]]; then
+        mkdir -p "${dest}/${child}"
+        cp -r "${src}/${child}"/* "${dest}/${child}"
+        continue;
+      fi
+      copyifnotexists "${src}/${child}" "${dest}/${child}"
+    done
+  fi
+}
+
+#Copy all contents as is except the lib.
+#for libs check for existence in share directory, if not exist then only copy.
+function copy()
+{
+  declare src="$1"
+  declare dest="$2"
+
+  declare child
+  declare childpath
+
+  if [[ -d "${src}" ]]; then
+    for childpath in "${src}"/*; do
+      child="${childpath##*/}"
+
+      if [[ "${child}" == "share" ]]; then
+        copyifnotexists "${src}/${child}" "${dest}/${child}"
+      else
+        if [[ -d "${src}/${child}" ]]; then
+          mkdir -p "${dest}/${child}"
+          cp -pr "${src}/${child}"/* "${dest}/${child}"
+        else
+          cp -pr "${src}/${child}" "${dest}/${child}"
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+}
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2164
+ROOT=$(cd "${BASEDIR}"/../..;pwd)
+echo
+echo "Current directory $(pwd)"
+echo
+run rm -rf "hadoop-${VERSION}"
+run mkdir "hadoop-${VERSION}"
+run cd "hadoop-${VERSION}"
+run cp -p "${ROOT}/LICENSE.txt" .
+run cp -p "${ROOT}/NOTICE.txt" .
+run cp -p "${ROOT}/README.txt" .
+
+# Copy hadoop-common first so that it have always have all dependencies.
+# Remaining projects will copy only libraries which are not present already in 'share' directory.
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/target/hadoop-common-${VERSION}" .
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-nfs/target/hadoop-nfs-${VERSION}" .
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/target/hadoop-hdfs-${VERSION}" .
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/target/hadoop-hdfs-nfs-${VERSION}" .
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-yarn-project/target/hadoop-yarn-project-${VERSION}" .
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-mapreduce-project/target/hadoop-mapreduce-${VERSION}" .
+run copy "${ROOT}/hadoop-tools/hadoop-tools-dist/target/hadoop-tools-dist-${VERSION}" .
+
+#copy httpfs and kms as is
+run cp -pr "${ROOT}/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/target/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs-${VERSION}"/* .
+run cp -pr "${ROOT}/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/target/hadoop-kms-${VERSION}"/* .
+
+echo
+echo "Hadoop dist layout available at: ${BASEDIR}/hadoop-${VERSION}"
+echo
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diff --git a/dev-support/bin/dist-tar-stitching b/dev-support/bin/dist-tar-stitching
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..20028b4a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-support/bin/dist-tar-stitching
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+# project.version
+VERSION=$1
+
+# project.build.directory
+BASEDIR=$2
+
+function run()
+{
+  declare res
+
+  echo "\$ ${*}"
+  "${@}"
+  res=$?
+  if [[ ${res} != 0 ]]; then
+    echo
+    echo "Failed!"
+    echo
+    exit "${res}"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+run tar cf "hadoop-${VERSION}.tar" "hadoop-${VERSION}"
+run gzip -f "hadoop-${VERSION}.tar"
+echo
+echo "Hadoop dist tar available at: ${BASEDIR}/hadoop-${VERSION}.tar.gz"
+echo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hadoop-dist/pom.xml b/hadoop-dist/pom.xml
index 9d37599c92..ce1bd926c8 100644
--- a/hadoop-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/hadoop-dist/pom.xml
@@ -83,151 +83,39 @@
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>dist</id>
                 <phase>prepare-package</phase>
                 <goals>
-                  <goal>run</goal>
+                    <goal>exec</goal>
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
-                  <target>
-                    <echo file="${project.build.directory}/dist-layout-stitching.sh">
-                      run() {
-                        echo "\$ ${@}"
-                        "${@}"
-                        res=$?
-                        if [ $res != 0 ]; then
-                          echo
-                          echo "Failed!"
-                          echo
-                          exit $res
-                        fi
-                      }
-
-                      findFileInDir(){
-                        local file="$1";
-                        local dir="${2:-./share}";
-                        local count=$(find "$dir" -iname "$file"|wc -l)
-                        echo "$count";
-                      }
-
-                      copyIfNotExists(){
-                        local src="$1"
-                        local srcName=$(basename "$src")
-                        local dest="$2";
-                        if [ -f "$src" ]; then
-                          if [[ "$srcName" != *.jar ]] || [ $(findFileInDir "$srcName") -eq "0" ]; then
-                            local destDir=$(dirname "$dest")
-                            mkdir -p "$destDir"
-                            cp "$src" "$dest"
-                          fi
-                        else
-                          for childPath in "$src"/* ;
-                          do
-                            child=$(basename "$childPath");
-                            if [ "$child" == "doc" ] || [ "$child" == "webapps" ]; then
-                              mkdir -p "$dest"/"$child"
-                              cp -r "$src"/"$child"/* "$dest"/"$child"
-                              continue;
-                            fi
-                            copyIfNotExists "$src"/"$child" "$dest"/"$child"
-                          done
-                        fi
-                      }
-
-                      #Copy all contents as is except the lib.
-                      #for libs check for existence in share directory, if not exist then only copy.
-                      copy(){
-                        local src="$1";
-                        local dest="$2";
-                        if [ -d "$src" ]; then
-                          for childPath in "$src"/* ;
-                          do
-                            child=$(basename "$childPath");
-                            if [ "$child" == "share" ]; then
-                              copyIfNotExists "$src"/"$child" "$dest"/"$child"
-                            else
-                              if [ -d "$src"/"$child" ]; then
-                                mkdir -p "$dest"/"$child"
-                                cp -r "$src"/"$child"/* "$dest"/"$child"
-                              else
-                                cp -r "$src"/"$child" "$dest"/"$child"
-                              fi
-                            fi
-                          done
-                        fi
-                      }
-
-                      # Shellcheck SC2086
-                      ROOT=$(cd "${project.build.directory}"/../..;pwd)
-                      echo
-                      echo "Current directory $(pwd)"
-                      echo
-                      run rm -rf hadoop-${project.version}
-                      run mkdir hadoop-${project.version}
-                      run cd hadoop-${project.version}
-                      run cp "$ROOT"/LICENSE.txt .
-                      run cp "$ROOT"/NOTICE.txt .
-                      run cp "$ROOT"/README.txt .
-
-                      # Copy hadoop-common first so that it have always have all dependencies.
-                      # Remaining projects will copy only libraries which are not present already in 'share' directory.
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/target/hadoop-common-${project.version} .
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-nfs/target/hadoop-nfs-${project.version} .
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/target/hadoop-hdfs-${project.version} .
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-nfs/target/hadoop-hdfs-nfs-${project.version} .
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-yarn-project/target/hadoop-yarn-project-${project.version} .
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-mapreduce-project/target/hadoop-mapreduce-${project.version} .
-                      run copy "$ROOT"/hadoop-tools/hadoop-tools-dist/target/hadoop-tools-dist-${project.version} .
-
-                      #copy httpfs and kms as is
-                      run cp -r "$ROOT"/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs/target/hadoop-hdfs-httpfs-${project.version}/* .
-                      run cp -r "$ROOT"/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/target/hadoop-kms-${project.version}/* .
-
-                      echo
-                      echo "Hadoop dist layout available at: ${project.build.directory}/hadoop-${project.version}"
-                      echo
-                    </echo>
-                    <exec executable="${shell-executable}" dir="${project.build.directory}" failonerror="true">
-                      <arg line="./dist-layout-stitching.sh"/>
-                    </exec>
-                  </target>
+                    <executable>${basedir}/../dev-support/bin/dist-layout-stitching</executable>
+                    <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                    <requiresOnline>false</requiresOnline>
+                    <arguments>
+                       <argument>${project.version}</argument>
+                       <argument>${project.build.directory}</argument>
+                    </arguments>
                 </configuration>
               </execution>
               <execution>
                 <id>tar</id>
                 <phase>package</phase>
                 <goals>
-                  <goal>run</goal>
+                  <goal>exec</goal>
                 </goals>
                 <configuration>
-                  <target if="tar">
-                    <echo file="${project.build.directory}/dist-tar-stitching.sh">
-                      run() {
-                        echo "\$ ${@}"
-                        "${@}"
-                        res=$?
-                        if [ $res != 0 ]; then
-                          echo
-                          echo "Failed!"
-                          echo
-                          exit $res
-                        fi
-                      }
-
-                      run tar cf hadoop-${project.version}.tar hadoop-${project.version}
-                      run gzip -f hadoop-${project.version}.tar
-                      echo
-                      echo "Hadoop dist tar available at: ${project.build.directory}/hadoop-${project.version}.tar.gz"
-                      echo
-                    </echo>
-                    <exec executable="${shell-executable}" dir="${project.build.directory}" failonerror="true">
-                      <arg line="./dist-tar-stitching.sh"/>
-                    </exec>
-                  </target>
+                    <executable>${basedir}/../dev-support/bin/dist-tar-stitching</executable>
+                    <workingDirectory>${project.build.directory}</workingDirectory>
+                    <requiresOnline>false</requiresOnline>
+                    <arguments>
+                       <argument>${project.version}</argument>
+                       <argument>${project.build.directory}</argument>
+                    </arguments>
                 </configuration>
               </execution>
             </executions>