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# Packaging a Custom Policy

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

You can use the Mule Maven Plugin to package your custom policy into a deployable JAR file that you
can later apply to an API.

1.  Make sure you added the Mule Maven Plugin to your pom.xml file. This is done automatically by
    custom policy’s Archetype

    ```console
    <plugin>
        <groupId>org.mule.tools.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>mule-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${mule.maven.plugin.version}</version>
        <extensions>true</extensions>
    </plugin>
    ```

2.  From the command line in your project’s folder, run the package phase:

    ```console
    > mvn clean package
    ```

The packager then packages your application and creates the deployable JAR file into the target
directory within your project’s folder.

It will also verify that all the necessary files were provided for the packaging, and that the
information provided in the mule-artifact and in the policy yaml are valid.

## See Also

- [Getting started with custom policies development](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-gateway/policies-custom-getting-started)

- [Uploading a Custom Policy to Exchange](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-gateway/policies-custom-upload-to-exchange)

- [Reviewing Custom Policy concepts](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-gateway/policies-custom-mule-4-reference)