+1 on fixing it on the 2.0.x branch !

Why isn't it named "pre-package" to match "pre-integration-test" and "pre-site" ?

This is not available for M209

Are you aware of the description for this phase, which says:

perform any operations necessary to prepare a package before the actual packaging. This often results in an unpacked, processed version of the package. (Maven 2.1 and above)

Even following all pointers I found no reason why this phase could/should not be available in M2.0.x.

+1 with Wendy's comment. Also, I find it "extreme" for Maven to add lifecycle phases within a point release. Are we sure that's what we want to do?

Concerning "extreme" ... the complete dependency calculation has been changed in point releases. Regarding LC the "process-test-classes" phase has been added with 2.0.5, the phases "pre/post-intergation-test" have been added for 2.0.2. As long as a change does not affect backward compatibility I cannot see a problem with it.

Pushing to 2.0.11 so we can have a smaller set of high-value issues to target for the next release (2.0.10).

with milestones of 2.1 already coming out, and this slated for 2.1.0-M2, we will settle for that.