diff --git a/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher.rb b/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher.rb
index 245ac5336e5..eb0c8ee5f0a 100644
--- a/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher.rb
+++ b/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def fetch_files
         fetched_files << pom
         fetched_files += child_poms
         fetched_files += relative_path_parents(fetched_files)
+        fetched_files += targetfiles
         fetched_files << extensions if extensions
         fetched_files.uniq
       end
@@ -39,6 +40,13 @@ def extensions
         fetch_file_if_present(".mvn/extensions.xml")
       end
 
+      def targetfiles
+        @targetfiles ||=
+          repo_contents(raise_errors: false).
+          select { |f| f.type == "file" && f.name.end_with?(".target") }.
+          map { |f| fetch_file_from_host(f.name) }
+      end
+
       def child_poms
         recursively_fetch_child_poms(pom, fetched_filenames: ["pom.xml"])
       end
diff --git a/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_parser.rb b/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_parser.rb
index 43fa15d0e99..dfcd9a33ab5 100644
--- a/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_parser.rb
+++ b/maven/lib/dependabot/maven/file_parser.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ class FileParser < Dependabot::FileParsers::Base
       # - Any dependencies (incl. those in dependencyManagement or plugins)
       # - Any plugins (incl. those in pluginManagement)
       # - Any extensions
+      # - Any eclipse-target with a location of type Maven
       DEPENDENCY_SELECTOR = "project > parent, " \
                             "dependencies > dependency, " \
                             "extensions > extension, " \
                             "annotationProcessorPaths > path"
       PLUGIN_SELECTOR     = "plugins > plugin"
       EXTENSION_SELECTOR  = "extensions > extension"
+      TARGET_SELECTOR     = "target > locations > location[type='Maven'] > dependencies > dependency"
 
       # Regex to get the property name from a declaration that uses a property
       PROPERTY_REGEX      = /\$\{(?<property>.*?)\}/
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ def parse
         dependency_set = DependencySet.new
         pomfiles.each { |pom| dependency_set += pomfile_dependencies(pom) }
         extensionfiles.each { |extension| dependency_set += extensionfile_dependencies(extension) }
+        targetfiles.each { |target| dependency_set += targetfile_dependencies(target) }
         dependency_set.dependencies
       end
 
@@ -85,6 +88,25 @@ def extensionfile_dependencies(extension)
         dependency_set
       end
 
+      def targetfile_dependencies(target)
+        dependency_set = DependencySet.new
+
+        errors = []
+        doc = Nokogiri::XML(target.content)
+        doc.remove_namespaces!
+
+        doc.css(TARGET_SELECTOR).each do |dependency_node|
+          dep = dependency_from_dependency_node(target, dependency_node)
+          dependency_set << dep if dep
+        rescue DependencyFileNotEvaluatable => e
+          errors << e
+        end
+
+        raise errors.first if errors.any? && dependency_set.dependencies.none?
+
+        dependency_set
+      end
+
       def dependency_from_dependency_node(pom, dependency_node)
         return unless (name = dependency_name(dependency_node, pom))
         return if internal_dependency_names.include?(name)
@@ -283,6 +305,11 @@ def extensionfiles
           dependency_files.select { |f| f.name.end_with?("extensions.xml") }
       end
 
+      def targetfiles
+        @targetfiles ||=
+          dependency_files.select { |f| f.name.end_with?(".target") }
+      end
+
       def internal_dependency_names
         @internal_dependency_names ||=
           dependency_files.filter_map do |pom|
diff --git a/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher_spec.rb b/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher_spec.rb
index a31327259d7..73bab1aa77a 100644
--- a/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher_spec.rb
+++ b/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_fetcher_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     )
   end
   let(:file_fetcher_instance) do
-    described_class.new(source: source, credentials: credentials)
+    described_class.new(source: source, credentials: credentials, repo_contents_path: nil)
   end
   let(:directory) { "/" }
   let(:github_url) { "https://api.github.com/" }
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
       to_return(
         status: 404
       )
+    stub_request(:get, /.*\?ref=sha/).
+      with(headers: { "Authorization" => "token token" }).
+      to_return(
+        status: 404
+      )
   end
 
   context "with a basic pom" do
diff --git a/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_parser_spec.rb b/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_parser_spec.rb
index 5a5afd8b79c..2e3e4fabc4d 100644
--- a/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/maven/spec/dependabot/maven/file_parser_spec.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,33 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "with target-file" do
+      let(:files) { [targetfile, pom] }
+      let(:targetfile) do
+        Dependabot::DependencyFile.new(name: "releng/myproject.target", content: targetfile_body)
+      end
+      let(:targetfile_body) { fixture("target-files", "example.target") }
+
+      describe "the sole dependency" do
+        subject(:dependency) { dependencies[3] }
+
+        it "has the right details" do
+          expect(dependency).to be_a(Dependabot::Dependency)
+          expect(dependency.name).to eq("commons-io:commons-io")
+          expect(dependency.version).to eq("2.11.0")
+          expect(dependency.requirements).to eq(
+            [{
+              requirement: "2.11.0",
+              file: "releng/myproject.target",
+              groups: [],
+              source: nil,
+              metadata: { packaging_type: "jar" }
+            }]
+          )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context "with rogue whitespace" do
       let(:pom_body) { fixture("poms", "whitespace.xml") }
 
diff --git a/maven/spec/fixtures/target-files/example.target b/maven/spec/fixtures/target-files/example.target
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86ef8ab39db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven/spec/fixtures/target-files/example.target
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<?pde version="3.8"?>
+<target name="example">
+	<locations>
+		<location path="/tmp/dummy/" type="Directory"/>
+		<location includeDependencyDepth="none" includeSource="true" label="An old version of commons-io" missingManifest="error" type="Maven">
+			<dependencies>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+					<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+					<version>2.11.0</version>
+					<type>jar</type>
+				</dependency>
+			</dependencies>
+		</location>
+		<location path="${eclipse_home}" type="Profile"/>
+	</locations>
+</target>
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