diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/app-model/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/ArtifactCoords.java b/independent-projects/bootstrap/app-model/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/ArtifactCoords.java
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+package io.quarkus.maven;
+
+import io.quarkus.maven.dependency.GACT;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+/**
+ * WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS CLASS
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * @deprecated in favor of {@link io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactCoords}
+ */
+public class ArtifactCoords implements io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactCoords, Serializable {
+
+    public static ArtifactCoords fromString(String str) {
+        return new ArtifactCoords(split(str, new String[5]));
+    }
+
+    public static ArtifactCoords pom(String groupId, String artifactId, String version) {
+        return new ArtifactCoords(groupId, artifactId, ArtifactCoords.DEFAULT_CLASSIFIER, TYPE_POM, version);
+    }
+
+    protected static String[] split(String str, String[] parts) {
+        final int versionSep = str.lastIndexOf(':');
+        if (versionSep <= 0 || versionSep == str.length() - 1) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("One of type, version or separating them ':' is missing from '" + str + "'");
+        }
+        parts[4] = str.substring(versionSep + 1);
+        return GACT.split(str, parts, versionSep);
+    }
+
+    protected final String groupId;
+    protected final String artifactId;
+    protected final String classifier;
+    protected final String type;
+    protected final String version;
+
+    protected transient ArtifactKey key;
+
+    protected ArtifactCoords(String[] parts) {
+        groupId = parts[0];
+        artifactId = parts[1];
+        classifier = parts[2];
+        type = parts[3] == null ? TYPE_JAR : parts[3];
+        version = parts[4];
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactCoords(ArtifactKey key, String version) {
+        this.key = key;
+        this.groupId = key.getGroupId();
+        this.artifactId = key.getArtifactId();
+        this.classifier = key.getClassifier();
+        this.type = key.getType();
+        this.version = version;
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactCoords(String groupId, String artifactId, String version) {
+        this(groupId, artifactId, ArtifactCoords.DEFAULT_CLASSIFIER, TYPE_JAR, version);
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactCoords(String groupId, String artifactId, String type, String version) {
+        this(groupId, artifactId, ArtifactCoords.DEFAULT_CLASSIFIER, type, version);
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactCoords(String groupId, String artifactId, String classifier, String type, String version) {
+        this.groupId = groupId;
+        this.artifactId = artifactId;
+        this.classifier = classifier == null ? ArtifactCoords.DEFAULT_CLASSIFIER : classifier;
+        this.type = type == null ? TYPE_JAR : type;
+        this.version = version;
+    }
+
+    public String getGroupId() {
+        return groupId;
+    }
+
+    public String getArtifactId() {
+        return artifactId;
+    }
+
+    public String getClassifier() {
+        return classifier;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public String getVersion() {
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactKey getKey() {
+        return key == null ? key = new ArtifactKey(groupId, artifactId, classifier, type) : key;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(o instanceof io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactCoords)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactCoords that = (io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactCoords) o;
+        return Objects.equals(groupId, that.getGroupId()) &&
+                Objects.equals(artifactId, that.getArtifactId()) &&
+                Objects.equals(classifier, that.getClassifier()) &&
+                Objects.equals(type, that.getType()) &&
+                Objects.equals(version, that.getVersion());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(groupId, artifactId, classifier, type, version);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+        append(buf);
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+
+    protected StringBuilder append(final StringBuilder buf) {
+        buf.append(groupId).append(':').append(artifactId).append(':');
+        if (classifier != null && !classifier.isEmpty()) {
+            buf.append(classifier);
+        }
+        return buf.append(':').append(type).append(':').append(version);
+    }
+
+    public String toCompactCoords() {
+        final StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
+        b.append(getGroupId()).append(':').append(getArtifactId()).append(':');
+        if (!getClassifier().isEmpty()) {
+            b.append(getClassifier()).append(':');
+        }
+        if (!TYPE_JAR.equals(getType())) {
+            b.append(getType()).append(':');
+        }
+        b.append(getVersion());
+        return b.toString();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/app-model/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/ArtifactKey.java b/independent-projects/bootstrap/app-model/src/main/java/io/quarkus/maven/ArtifactKey.java
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+package io.quarkus.maven;
+
+import io.quarkus.maven.dependency.GACT;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
+/**
+ * WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS CLASS
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * @deprecated in favor of {@link io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactKey}
+ */
+public class ArtifactKey implements io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactKey, Serializable {
+
+    public static ArtifactKey fromString(String str) {
+        return new ArtifactKey(GACT.split(str, new String[4], str.length()));
+    }
+
+    protected final String groupId;
+    protected final String artifactId;
+    protected final String classifier;
+    protected final String type;
+
+    public ArtifactKey(String[] parts) {
+        this.groupId = parts[0];
+        this.artifactId = parts[1];
+        if (parts.length == 2 || parts[2] == null) {
+            this.classifier = ArtifactCoords.DEFAULT_CLASSIFIER;
+        } else {
+            this.classifier = parts[2];
+        }
+        if (parts.length <= 3 || parts[3] == null) {
+            this.type = ArtifactCoords.TYPE_JAR;
+        } else {
+            this.type = parts[3];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactKey(String groupId, String artifactId) {
+        this(groupId, artifactId, null);
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactKey(String groupId, String artifactId, String classifier) {
+        this(groupId, artifactId, classifier, null);
+    }
+
+    public ArtifactKey(String groupId, String artifactId, String classifier, String type) {
+        this.groupId = groupId;
+        this.artifactId = artifactId;
+        this.classifier = classifier == null ? "" : classifier;
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public String getGroupId() {
+        return groupId;
+    }
+
+    public String getArtifactId() {
+        return artifactId;
+    }
+
+    public String getClassifier() {
+        return classifier;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(artifactId, classifier, groupId, type);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj)
+            return true;
+        if (obj == null)
+            return false;
+        if (!(obj instanceof io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactKey))
+            return false;
+        io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactKey other = (io.quarkus.maven.dependency.ArtifactKey) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(artifactId, other.getArtifactId()) && Objects.equals(classifier, other.getClassifier())
+                && Objects.equals(groupId, other.getGroupId()) && Objects.equals(type, other.getType());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+        buf.append(groupId).append(':').append(artifactId);
+        if (!classifier.isEmpty()) {
+            buf.append(':').append(classifier);
+        } else if (type != null) {
+            buf.append(':');
+        }
+        if (type != null) {
+            buf.append(':').append(type);
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+}
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