diff --git a/.devcontainer/install_maven.sh b/.devcontainer/install_maven.sh
index 6bc43e9..409d8f4 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/install_maven.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/install_maven.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,20 @@ echo -x
 JDK_VERSION="18.0.2.1"
 JDK_INSTALLER="/tmp/openjdk.tar.gz"
 
-MVN_VERSION="3.9.0"
+MVN_VERSION="3.9.4"
 MVN_INSTALLER="/tmp/mvn.tar.gz"
 
 wget https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk${JDK_VERSION}/db379da656dc47308e138f21b33976fa/1/GPL/openjdk-${JDK_VERSION}_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz -O ${JDK_INSTALLER}
-tar -xC /usr/local/sbin -vf ${JDK_INSTALLER}
+sudo tar -xC /usr/local/sbin -vf ${JDK_INSTALLER}
 
-ln -s /usr/local/sbin/jdk-${JDK_VERSION}/bin/java /usr/local/sbin/java
-ln -s /usr/local/sbin/jdk-${JDK_VERSION}/bin/javac /usr/local/sbin/javac
+sudo rm /usr/local/sbin/java
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/jdk-${JDK_VERSION}/bin/java /usr/local/sbin/java
+
+sudo rm /usr/local/sbin/javac
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/jdk-${JDK_VERSION}/bin/javac /usr/local/sbin/javac
 
 wget https://dlcdn.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${MVN_VERSION}/binaries/apache-maven-${MVN_VERSION}-bin.tar.gz -O ${MVN_INSTALLER}
 tar -xC /usr/local/sbin -vf ${MVN_INSTALLER}
 
-ln -s /usr/local/sbin/apache-maven-${MVN_VERSION}/bin/mvn /usr/local/sbin/mvn
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+sudo rm /usr/local/sbin/mvn
+sudo ln -s /usr/local/sbin/apache-maven-${MVN_VERSION}/bin/mvn /usr/local/sbin/mvn
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_local_action.yml b/.github/workflows/test_local_action.yml
index 97cbf72..969f969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_local_action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_local_action.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run local Action
         uses: ./
         with:
-          directory: ${{ inputs.directory }}
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+          directory: ${{ inputs.directory }}
+
+  test_with_arguments:
+    name: Test
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Run local Action
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          directory: ${{ inputs.directory }}
+          maven-args: ' -X -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn'
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diff --git a/src/maven-runner.test.ts b/src/maven-runner.test.ts
index b026fd9..26f30f1 100644
--- a/src/maven-runner.test.ts
+++ b/src/maven-runner.test.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ describe('maven-runner', () => {
         // by running with quiet mode there should be no output
         expect(results.stdout.length).toBe(0);
       });
+
+      it('should run path provided maven with additional arguments', async () => {
+        const projectDir = getMavenProjectDirectory('simple');
+        const additionalMavenArgs = ' -X -B -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn';
+        const runner = new MavenRunner(projectDir, undefined, false, additionalMavenArgs);
+
+        const results = await runner.exec(projectDir, ['validate']);
+        expect(results.exitCode).toBe(0);
+        // by running with quiet mode there should be no output
+        expect(results.stdout.length).toBe(0);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('with settings', () => {