diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 93b386f..22720d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>maven-invoker</artifactId>
-  <version>3.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <name>Apache Maven Invoker</name>
   <description>A component to programmatically invoke Maven.</description>
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ under the License.
 
   <properties>
     <javaVersion>8</javaVersion>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2022-04-05T18:45:23Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-05-04T12:59:43Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvocationRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvocationRequest.java
index 7b1c6fb..a67fb24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvocationRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvocationRequest.java
@@ -21,14 +21,13 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
-import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.StringUtils;
-
 /**
  * Specifies the parameters used to control a Maven invocation.
  *
@@ -465,9 +464,13 @@ public String getPomFileName() {
 
     @Override
     public InvocationRequest addArg(String arg) {
-        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(arg)) {
-            args.add(arg);
-        }
+        args.add(arg);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public InvocationRequest addArgs(Collection<String> args) {
+        this.args.addAll(args);
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/InvocationRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/InvocationRequest.java
index f4a499c..8665570 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/InvocationRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/InvocationRequest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -543,7 +544,7 @@ enum CheckSumPolicy {
     InvocationRequest setPomFileName(String pomFilename);
 
     /**
-     * Add a raw  argument to Maven  cli command at the end of other arguments.
+     * Add a raw argument to Maven cli command at the end of other arguments.
      * Can be called multiple time in order to add many arguments.
      *
      * @param arg a raw Maven arg line
@@ -552,6 +553,16 @@ enum CheckSumPolicy {
      */
     InvocationRequest addArg(String arg);
 
+    /**
+     * Add a raw arguments list to Maven cli command at the end of other arguments.
+     * Can be called multiple time in order to add many arguments.
+     *
+     * @param args a raw Maven args line
+     * @return This invocation request.
+     * @since 3.3.0
+     */
+    InvocationRequest addArgs(Collection<String> args);
+
     /**
      * Sets the path to the base directory of the POM for the Maven invocation. If {@link #getPomFile()} does not return
      * <code>null</code>, this setting only affects the working directory for the Maven invocation.
@@ -583,7 +594,9 @@ enum CheckSumPolicy {
      *
      * @param goals The goals for the Maven invocation, may be <code>null</code> to execute the POMs default goal.
      * @return This invocation request.
+     * @deprecated simply {@link #addArg(String)} or {@link #addArgs(Collection)} should be used
      */
+    @Deprecated
     InvocationRequest setGoals(List<String> goals);
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilder.java
index 22e67dc..b6f2eb5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilder.java
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ protected void setThreads(InvocationRequest request, Commandline cli) {
         }
     }
 
-    private void setArgs(InvocationRequest request, Commandline cli) {
+    protected void setArgs(InvocationRequest request, Commandline cli) {
         for (String arg : request.getArgs()) {
             cli.createArg().setValue(arg);
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvokerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvokerTest.java
index 3335564..e23e804 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvokerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/DefaultInvokerTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import org.apache.maven.shared.utils.Os;
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void testBuildShouldSucceed() throws MavenInvocationException, URISyntaxException {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public void testBuildShouldSucceed() throws MavenInvocationException, URISyntaxE
     public void testBuildShouldFail() throws MavenInvocationException, URISyntaxException {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
-        request.setGoals(Arrays.asList("clean", "package"));
+        request.addArgs(Arrays.asList("clean", "package"));
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public void testBuildShouldFail() throws MavenInvocationException, URISyntaxExce
     public void testBuildShouldTimeout() throws MavenInvocationException, URISyntaxException {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
-        request.setGoals(Arrays.asList("clean", "package"));
+        request.addArgs(Arrays.asList("clean", "package"));
         request.setTimeoutInSeconds(4);
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public void testSpacePom() throws Exception {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
         request.setPomFileName("pom with spaces.xml");
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("clean"));
+        request.addArg("clean");
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public void testSpaceAndSpecialCharPom() throws Exception {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
         request.setPomFileName("pom with spaces & special char.xml");
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("clean"));
+        request.addArg("clean");
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public void testSpaceSettings() throws Exception {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
         request.setUserSettingsFile(new File(basedir, "settings with spaces.xml"));
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("validate"));
+        request.addArg("validate");
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void testSpaceLocalRepo() throws Exception {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
         request.setLocalRepositoryDirectory(new File(basedir, "repo with spaces"));
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("validate"));
+        request.addArg("validate");
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public void testSpaceProperties() throws Exception {
         props.setProperty("key", "value with spaces");
         props.setProperty("key with spaces", "value");
         request.setProperties(props);
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("validate"));
+        request.addArg("validate");
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public void testPomOutsideProject() throws Exception {
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
         File pom = new File(basedir, "temp/pom.xml");
         request.setPomFile(pom);
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("validate"));
+        request.addArg("validate");
 
         InvocationResult result = invoker.execute(request);
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public void testPomOutsideProject() throws Exception {
     public void testMavenWrapperInProject() throws Exception {
         File basedir = getBasedirForBuild();
         request.setBaseDirectory(basedir);
-        request.setGoals(Collections.singletonList("test-wrapper-goal"));
+        request.addArg("test-wrapper-goal");
         request.setMavenExecutable(new File("./mvnw"));
 
         final StringBuilder outlines = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilderTest.java
index 13b1b2e..00a41d4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/invoker/MavenCommandLineBuilderTest.java
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ public void testShouldSpecifyCustomPropertyWithSpacesInKeyFromRequest() {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void testShouldSpecifySingleGoalFromRequest() throws CommandLineConfigurationException {
 
         List<String> goals = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -721,6 +722,15 @@ public void testShouldSpecifySingleGoalFromRequest() throws CommandLineConfigura
     }
 
     @Test
+    void testShouldSpecifySingleGoalFromRequestArg() throws CommandLineConfigurationException {
+
+        mclb.setArgs(newRequest().addArg("test"), cli);
+
+        assertArgumentsPresent(cli, Collections.singleton("test"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void testShouldSpecifyTwoGoalsFromRequest() throws CommandLineConfigurationException {
         List<String> goals = new ArrayList<>();
         goals.add("test");
@@ -732,6 +742,18 @@ public void testShouldSpecifyTwoGoalsFromRequest() throws CommandLineConfigurati
         assertArgumentsPresentInOrder(cli, goals);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testShouldSpecifyTwoGoalsFromRequestArgs() throws CommandLineConfigurationException {
+        List<String> goals = new ArrayList<>();
+        goals.add("test");
+        goals.add("clean");
+
+        mclb.setArgs(newRequest().addArgs(goals), cli);
+
+        assertArgumentsPresent(cli, new HashSet<>(goals));
+        assertArgumentsPresentInOrder(cli, goals);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testShouldSpecifyThreadsFromRequest() {
         mclb.setThreads(newRequest().setThreads("2.0C"), cli);
@@ -777,7 +799,7 @@ public void testBuildTypicalMavenInvocationEndToEnd() throws Exception {
         goals.add("deploy");
         goals.add("site-deploy");
 
-        request.setGoals(goals);
+        request.addArgs(goals);
 
         Commandline commandline = mclb.build(request);