diff --git a/TEST_FAST.md b/TEST_FAST.md
index 4d1e9dc9a7..eb2013c601 100644
--- a/TEST_FAST.md
+++ b/TEST_FAST.md
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx1024m"
 export NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=4096"
 export SUREFIRE_JAVA_OPTS="-Xmx1200m -Xss256k -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError"
 
-mvn clean install -T6 -DskipTests
+# Compile and install all modules, skip packaging artifacts not needed for tests
+mvn clean install -T6 -DskipTests -Dpkg.skip=true
+
 mvn test -pl='!application,!dao,!ui-ngx,!msa/js-executor,!msa/web-ui' -T4
 mvn test -pl dao -Dparallel=packages -DforkCount=4
 
@@ -31,6 +33,18 @@ mvn test -pl application -Dtest='
 ' -DforkCount=6 -Dparallel=packages -Dsurefire.rerunFailingTestsCount=2 -Dsurefire.failOnFlakeCount=5
 ```
 
+## pkg.skip.* flags reference
+
+Use `-Dpkg.skip=true` to skip all packaging at once (equivalent to all four flags below).
+
+| Flag                       | Skips                                     | Safe to skip for tests?                                      |
+|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `-Dpkg.skip=true`          | All of the below (bootjar + deb + rpm + zip) | Yes                                                       |
+| `-Dpkg.skip.bootjar=true`  | `spring-boot:repackage` (`*-boot.jar`)    | Yes — tests use the regular `.jar`, not the fat boot jar     |
+| `-Dpkg.skip.deb=true`      | Gradle `buildDeb` + Maven `attach-artifact` | Yes — MSA docker modules copy the DEB from `target/` directly |
+| `-Dpkg.skip.rpm=true`      | Gradle `buildRpm`                         | Yes — no test depends on the RPM                             |
+| `-Dpkg.skip.zip=true`      | `maven-assembly-plugin` Windows ZIP       | Yes — no test depends on the ZIP                             |
+
 ## Testcontainers compatibility with the Docker API workaround
 
 In case your tests failed to run testcontainers due to unsupported Docker API version
diff --git a/application/pom.xml b/application/pom.xml
index 9535c5bd68..5b699fab24 100644
--- a/application/pom.xml
+++ b/application/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>thingsboard</pkg.name>
@@ -493,10 +493,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.xolstice.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/edqs/pom.xml b/edqs/pom.xml
index 5d0dce3c62..f528d56097 100644
--- a/edqs/pom.xml
+++ b/edqs/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-edqs</pkg.name>
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.xolstice.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>protobuf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/monitoring/pom.xml b/monitoring/pom.xml
index c09050ea17..ff1af3ab7f 100644
--- a/monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-monitoring</pkg.name>
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml b/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml
index b086b0c82e..15c02ff1ca 100644
--- a/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/black-box-tests/pom.xml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.surefire</groupId>
                         <artifactId>surefire-testng</artifactId>
-                        <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+                        <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
             </plugin>
diff --git a/msa/edqs/pom.xml b/msa/edqs/pom.xml
index 27d1924c68..798389ce3a 100644
--- a/msa/edqs/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/edqs/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-edqs</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-edqs</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
             <artifactId>edqs</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-edqs</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>edqs</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/edqs/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/edqs/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-edqs</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/edqs/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/js-executor/pom.xml b/msa/js-executor/pom.xml
index d6be224e3c..efa4b3be64 100644
--- a/msa/js-executor/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/js-executor/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <docker.name>tb-js-executor</docker.name>
         <pkg.name>tb-js-executor</pkg.name>
         <pkg.type>js</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.linux.dist>${project.build.directory}/package/linux</pkg.linux.dist>
diff --git a/msa/monitoring/pom.xml b/msa/monitoring/pom.xml
index ad82578ccf..31f08b37c4 100644
--- a/msa/monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-monitoring</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-monitoring</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
             <artifactId>monitoring</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -57,25 +55,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-monitoring-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>monitoring</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/monitoring/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/monitoring/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -100,6 +94,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-monitoring-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/monitoring/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/pom.xml b/msa/pom.xml
index 7e5eb5619c..4921888c5c 100644
--- a/msa/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
     <properties>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/..</main.dir>
+        <!-- msa/* docker modules copy the .deb from target/ directly (not via Maven reactor),
+             so they need the DEB-copy goal to run at the package phase regardless of
+             pkg.package.phase (which is "none" here since these modules don't produce packaging). -->
+        <pkg.deb.phase>package</pkg.deb.phase>
         <docker.repo>thingsboard</docker.repo>
         <docker.base.image>thingsboard/openjdk17:bookworm-slim</docker.base.image>
         <dockerfile.skip>true</dockerfile.skip>
@@ -53,6 +57,37 @@
     </modules>
 
     <profiles>
+        <!-- Mirror of the root-pom skip-deb profile. Required because Maven resolves
+             child <properties> entries (pkg.deb.phase=package above) with higher priority
+             than profile properties from a parent POM. Redeclaring the profile here ensures
+             pkg.deb.phase=none wins when -Dpkg.skip.deb=true is passed. -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>skip-deb</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pkg.skip.deb</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pkg.deb.phase>none</pkg.deb.phase>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+        <!-- Mirror of the root-pom skip-pkg profile. Same precedence reason as skip-deb above:
+             pkg.deb.phase=package in this POM's <properties> would win over the parent profile,
+             so we must redeclare it here to ensure pkg.deb.phase=none when -Dpkg.skip=true. -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>skip-pkg</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pkg.skip</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pkg.deb.phase>none</pkg.deb.phase>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>black-box-tests</id>
             <activation>
diff --git a/msa/tb-node/pom.xml b/msa/tb-node/pom.xml
index 0813613e3b..7fa0936efe 100644
--- a/msa/tb-node/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/tb-node/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>thingsboard</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-node</docker.name>
         <pkg.unixLogFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.unixLogFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
             <artifactId>application</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>application</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/application/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/application/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/application/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/tb/pom.xml b/msa/tb/pom.xml
index ae6792af05..afd4bcc1e9 100644
--- a/msa/tb/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/tb/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>thingsboard</pkg.name>
         <tb-postgres.docker.name>tb-postgres</tb-postgres.docker.name>
         <tb-cassandra.docker.name>tb-cassandra</tb-cassandra.docker.name>
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
             <artifactId>application</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -55,44 +53,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-postgres-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>application</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/docker-postgres</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-cassandra-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>application</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/docker-cassandra</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/application/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/application/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -101,7 +76,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
-                   <execution>
+                    <execution>
                         <id>copy-docker-tb-postgres-config</id>
                         <phase>process-resources</phase>
                         <goals>
@@ -141,6 +116,46 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-postgres-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/docker-postgres</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/application/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-cassandra-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/docker-cassandra</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/application/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/transport/coap/pom.xml b/msa/transport/coap/pom.xml
index ac3e48f8b8..30ee04d711 100644
--- a/msa/transport/coap/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/transport/coap/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-coap-transport</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-coap-transport</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
             <artifactId>coap</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-coap-transport-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>coap</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/transport/coap/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/transport/coap/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-coap-transport-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/transport/coap/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/transport/http/pom.xml b/msa/transport/http/pom.xml
index e4f11f2e47..9602f3bb7e 100644
--- a/msa/transport/http/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/transport/http/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-http-transport</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-http-transport</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
             <artifactId>http</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-http-transport-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>http</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/transport/http/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/transport/http/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-http-transport-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/transport/http/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml b/msa/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml
index b5565bb0c0..19be34cb92 100644
--- a/msa/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-lwm2m-transport</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-lwm2m-transport</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
             <artifactId>lwm2m</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-lwm2m-transport-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>lwm2m</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/transport/lwm2m/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/transport/lwm2m/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-lwm2m-transport-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/transport/lwm2m/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/transport/mqtt/pom.xml b/msa/transport/mqtt/pom.xml
index cad028e2b2..437d2eb0a7 100644
--- a/msa/transport/mqtt/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/transport/mqtt/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-mqtt-transport</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-mqtt-transport</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
             <artifactId>mqtt</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-mqtt-transport-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>mqtt</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/transport/mqtt/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/transport/mqtt/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-mqtt-transport-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/transport/mqtt/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/transport/snmp/pom.xml b/msa/transport/snmp/pom.xml
index f725f3c2bc..0f0c758889 100644
--- a/msa/transport/snmp/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/transport/snmp/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-snmp-transport</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-snmp-transport</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
             <artifactId>snmp</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -57,25 +55,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-snmp-transport-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard.transport</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>snmp</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/transport/snmp/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/transport/snmp/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -100,6 +94,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-snmp-transport-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/transport/snmp/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/vc-executor-docker/pom.xml b/msa/vc-executor-docker/pom.xml
index 56421a5b22..0fb7db0ada 100644
--- a/msa/vc-executor-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/vc-executor-docker/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
+        <main.dir>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}</main.dir>
         <pkg.name>tb-vc-executor</pkg.name>
         <docker.name>tb-vc-executor</docker.name>
         <pkg.logFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.logFolder>
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
             <groupId>org.thingsboard.msa</groupId>
             <artifactId>vc-executor</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
-            <classifier>deb</classifier>
-            <type>deb</type>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -56,25 +54,21 @@
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <id>copy-tb-vc-executor-deb</id>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>copy</goal>
-                        </goals>
+                        <id>enforce-deb-exists</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals><goal>enforce</goal></goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <artifactItems>
-                                <artifactItem>
-                                    <groupId>org.thingsboard.msa</groupId>
-                                    <artifactId>vc-executor</artifactId>
-                                    <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                    <type>deb</type>
-                                    <destFileName>${pkg.name}.deb</destFileName>
-                                    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
-                                </artifactItem>
-                            </artifactItems>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireFilesExist>
+                                    <files>
+                                        <file>${main.dir}/msa/vc-executor/target/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                    </files>
+                                    <message>DEB artifact not found at ${main.dir}/msa/vc-executor/target/${pkg.name}.deb — build the upstream module first or pass -Dpkg.skip.deb=true.</message>
+                                </requireFilesExist>
+                            </rules>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -99,6 +93,26 @@
                             </resources>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-tb-vc-executor-deb</id>
+                        <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
+                            <overwrite>true</overwrite>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${main.dir}/msa/vc-executor/target</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>${pkg.name}.deb</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <filtering>false</filtering>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml b/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml
index a48fe8afb5..faa41e9e55 100644
--- a/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/vc-executor/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-vc-executor</pkg.name>
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/msa/web-ui/pom.xml b/msa/web-ui/pom.xml
index f6b97e2d29..3d638b9c0c 100644
--- a/msa/web-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/msa/web-ui/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <docker.name>tb-web-ui</docker.name>
         <pkg.name>tb-web-ui</pkg.name>
         <pkg.type>js</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.linux.dist>${project.build.directory}/package/linux</pkg.linux.dist>
diff --git a/packaging/java/build.gradle b/packaging/java/build.gradle
index 5ef4576a91..16d3db5131 100644
--- a/packaging/java/build.gradle
+++ b/packaging/java/build.gradle
@@ -173,3 +173,6 @@ buildDeb {
     link("${pkgInstallFolder}/bin/${pkgName}.yml", "${pkgInstallFolder}/conf/${pkgName}.yml")
     link("/etc/${pkgName}/conf", "${pkgInstallFolder}/conf")
 }
+
+buildDeb.onlyIf { findProperty('skipDeb') != 'true' }
+buildRpm.onlyIf { findProperty('skipRpm') != 'true' }
diff --git a/packaging/js/build.gradle b/packaging/js/build.gradle
index 15b8e546a1..009d1aa460 100644
--- a/packaging/js/build.gradle
+++ b/packaging/js/build.gradle
@@ -126,3 +126,6 @@ buildDeb {
 
     link("/etc/${pkgName}/conf", "${pkgInstallFolder}/conf")
 }
+
+buildDeb.onlyIf { findProperty('skipDeb') != 'true' }
+buildRpm.onlyIf { findProperty('skipRpm') != 'true' }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5347769e1e..50367c23fa 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,9 +31,33 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <main.dir>${basedir}</main.dir>
-        <pkg.disabled>true</pkg.disabled>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>none</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>none</pkg.package.phase>
+        <!-- Use -Dpkg.skip=true to skip all packaging at once (bootjar + deb + rpm + zip).
+             Individual flags below can be set independently for finer control. -->
+        <!-- Set to true to skip spring-boot:repackage (the boot jar, i.e. the *-boot.jar artifact).
+             The boot jar is the mandatory input to Gradle buildDeb; skipping it also prevents
+             the .deb from being produced. Any msa/* module that depends on a .deb artifact
+             (e.g. msa/tb-node depends on application:deb) will FAIL when the boot jar and
+             consequently the .deb are missing. Each packaging module overrides this to false. -->
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
+        <!-- Set to true to skip Gradle buildDeb and suppress the Maven attach-artifact goal
+             that registers the .deb with the reactor. msa/* docker modules copy the .deb
+             directly from the upstream module's target/ directory (not from .m2), and their
+             copy execution is bound to ${pkg.deb.phase}, so they are silently skipped too. -->
+        <pkg.skip.deb>false</pkg.skip.deb>
+        <!-- Set to true to skip Gradle buildRpm. No Maven reactor module depends on the RPM
+             artifact, so this flag can be toggled freely without breaking downstream modules. -->
+        <pkg.skip.rpm>false</pkg.skip.rpm>
+        <!-- Set to true to skip the maven-assembly-plugin Windows ZIP archive. No Maven reactor
+             module depends on the ZIP artifact, so this flag can be toggled freely without
+             breaking downstream modules. -->
+        <pkg.skip.zip>false</pkg.skip.zip>
+        <!-- Internal: resolved phase for the build-helper attach-deb execution. Overridden to
+             "none" by the skip-deb profile when pkg.skip.deb=true so the goal is silently
+             skipped instead of failing on a non-existent .deb file. Packaging modules inherit
+             "package" via pkg.package.phase; msa/* docker modules set it explicitly in msa/pom.xml. -->
+        <pkg.deb.phase>${pkg.package.phase}</pkg.deb.phase>
         <pkg.user>thingsboard</pkg.user>
         <pkg.implementationTitle>${project.name}</pkg.implementationTitle>
         <pkg.unixLogFolder>/var/log/${pkg.name}</pkg.unixLogFolder>
@@ -70,6 +94,9 @@
         <os-maven-plugin.version>1.7.1</os-maven-plugin.version>
         <surefire.version>3.5.4</surefire.version>
         <jar-plugin.version>3.5.0</jar-plugin.version>
+        <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+        <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.4</maven-install-plugin.version>
+        <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.4</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
         <springdoc-swagger.version>2.8.8TB</springdoc-swagger.version>
         <swagger-annotations.version>2.2.30</swagger-annotations.version>
         <spatial4j.version>0.8</spatial4j.version>
@@ -179,6 +206,43 @@
             </properties>
         </profile>
 
+        <!-- Activated by -Dpkg.skip.deb=true. Sets the attach-artifact lifecycle phase to "none"
+             so the build-helper goal that registers the .deb with the Maven reactor is silently
+             skipped. Without this, the goal would fail because the .deb file does not exist. -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>skip-deb</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pkg.skip.deb</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pkg.deb.phase>none</pkg.deb.phase>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+
+        <!-- Activated by -Dpkg.skip=true. Convenience alias that sets all four skip flags at
+             once. Also sets pkg.deb.phase=none directly because Maven profile activation is
+             evaluated against CLI/system properties only — a property set inside another profile
+             cannot trigger a second profile, so skip-deb would not fire automatically. -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>skip-pkg</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>pkg.skip</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <properties>
+                <pkg.skip.bootjar>true</pkg.skip.bootjar>
+                <pkg.skip.deb>true</pkg.skip.deb>
+                <pkg.skip.rpm>true</pkg.skip.rpm>
+                <pkg.skip.zip>true</pkg.skip.zip>
+                <pkg.deb.phase>none</pkg.deb.phase>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+
         <profile>
             <id>packaging</id>
             <activation>
@@ -484,7 +548,12 @@
                             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                             <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                             <configuration>
-                                <skip>${pkg.disabled}</skip>
+                                <!-- Note: pkg.skip.bootjar and pkg.skip.deb are independent flags.
+                                     Passing only -Dpkg.skip.deb=true still builds the boot jar here
+                                     because Gradle's buildDeb task depends on it as its primary input.
+                                     Use -Dpkg.skip.bootjar=true to skip the boot jar entirely
+                                     (which also breaks buildDeb — see pkg.skip.* table in TEST_FAST.md). -->
+                                <skip>${pkg.skip.bootjar}</skip>
                                 <mainClass>${pkg.mainClass}</mainClass>
                                 <classifier>boot</classifier>
                                 <layout>ZIP</layout>
@@ -528,6 +597,8 @@
                                     <arg>-PpkgInstallFolder=${pkg.installFolder}</arg>
                                     <arg>-PpkgCopyInstallScripts=${pkg.copyInstallScripts}</arg>
                                     <arg>-PpkgLogFolder=${pkg.unixLogFolder}</arg>
+                                    <arg>-PskipDeb=${pkg.skip.deb}</arg>
+                                    <arg>-PskipRpm=${pkg.skip.rpm}</arg>
                                     <arg>--project-cache-dir</arg>
                                     <arg>${project.build.directory}/.gradle</arg>
                                     <arg>--warning-mode</arg>
@@ -547,6 +618,7 @@
                             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                             <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                             <configuration>
+                                <skipAssembly>${pkg.skip.zip}</skipAssembly>
                                 <finalName>${pkg.name}</finalName>
                                 <descriptors>
                                     <descriptor>${main.dir}/packaging/${pkg.type}/assembly/windows.xml</descriptor>
@@ -563,23 +635,24 @@
                             </executions>
                         </plugin>
                         <plugin>
-                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <file>${project.build.directory}/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
-                                <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
-                                <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
-                                <version>${project.version}</version>
-                                <classifier>deb</classifier>
-                                <packaging>deb</packaging>
-                            </configuration>
+                            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                             <executions>
                                 <execution>
-                                    <id>install-deb</id>
-                                    <phase>${pkg.package.phase}</phase>
+                                    <id>attach-deb</id>
+                                    <phase>${pkg.deb.phase}</phase>
                                     <goals>
-                                        <goal>install-file</goal>
+                                        <goal>attach-artifact</goal>
                                     </goals>
+                                    <configuration>
+                                        <artifacts>
+                                            <artifact>
+                                                <file>${project.build.directory}/${pkg.name}.deb</file>
+                                                <type>deb</type>
+                                                <classifier>deb</classifier>
+                                            </artifact>
+                                        </artifacts>
+                                    </configuration>
                                 </execution>
                             </executions>
                         </plugin>
@@ -658,7 +731,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>${surefire.version}</version>
+                    <version>${maven-surefire-plugin.version}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <argLine>
                             -XX:+UseStringDeduplication -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200
@@ -671,12 +744,17 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+                    <version>${maven-install-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+                    <version>${maven-deploy-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.5.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
diff --git a/transport/coap/pom.xml b/transport/coap/pom.xml
index ab28fbd377..6fa7021197 100644
--- a/transport/coap/pom.xml
+++ b/transport/coap/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-coap-transport</pkg.name>
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/transport/http/pom.xml b/transport/http/pom.xml
index 3ebc67b9b4..ae08bf63c3 100644
--- a/transport/http/pom.xml
+++ b/transport/http/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-http-transport</pkg.name>
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml b/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml
index ac909a78ee..daa078699d 100644
--- a/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml
+++ b/transport/lwm2m/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-lwm2m-transport</pkg.name>
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/transport/mqtt/pom.xml b/transport/mqtt/pom.xml
index 6ba1ce7ecc..e5eed8cd5a 100644
--- a/transport/mqtt/pom.xml
+++ b/transport/mqtt/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-mqtt-transport</pkg.name>
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
diff --git a/transport/snmp/pom.xml b/transport/snmp/pom.xml
index e43be42e4c..370f2ce325 100644
--- a/transport/snmp/pom.xml
+++ b/transport/snmp/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <main.dir>${basedir}/../..</main.dir>
         <pkg.type>java</pkg.type>
-        <pkg.disabled>false</pkg.disabled>
+        <pkg.skip.bootjar>false</pkg.skip.bootjar>
         <pkg.process-resources.phase>process-resources</pkg.process-resources.phase>
         <pkg.package.phase>package</pkg.package.phase>
         <pkg.name>tb-snmp-transport</pkg.name>
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>