The skip property allows to skip the execution of the Spring Boot maven plugin altogether. This example shows how you can skip integration tests with a command-line property and still make sure that the repackage goal runs:
<project> <properties> <skip.it>false</skip.it> ... </properties> ... <build> ... <plugins> ... <plugin> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.1.0.RELEASE</version> <executions> <execution> <id>pre-integration-test</id> <goals> <goal>start</goal> </goals> <configuration> <skip>${skip.it}</skip> </configuration> </execution> <execution> <id>post-integration-test</id> <goals> <goal>stop</goal> </goals> <configuration> <skip>${skip.it}</skip> </configuration> </execution> </executions> </plugin> <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <skip>${skip.it}</skip> </configuration> </plugin> ... </plugins> ... </build>
By default, the integration tests will run but this setup allows you to easily disable them on the command-line as follows: mvn verify -Dskip.it=true.