Is dependency-reduced-pom.xml automatically used instead of pom.xml?
The dependency-reduced-pom.xml is generated at build time into ${basedir} of the project. This file is a temporary file that is only used for packaging into the shaded jar. Quoting the documentation of the createDependencyReducedPom attribute: Flag whether to generate a simplified POM for the shaded artifact. If set to true, dependencies that have been included … Read more