diff --git a/content/markdown/mvnd.md b/content/markdown/mvnd.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea19911719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/markdown/mvnd.md
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Maven Daemon
+
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+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+-->
+
+The Maven Daemon (mvnd) is a daemon infrastructure for Maven that helps to reduce the build time by:
+- Keeping the JVM running between builds
+- Managing a pool of Maven processes
+- Reusing the JVM and Maven processes across builds
+
+## Features
+
+- Significantly faster builds compared to regular Maven
+- Compatible with existing Maven plugins and extensions
+- Daemon process management
+- Intelligent memory management
+- Native executable available
+
+## Installation
+
+You can download Maven Daemon from our [download page](/download.html#Maven_Daemon).
+
+For more detailed information and documentation, visit the [Maven Daemon GitHub repository](https://github.com/apache/maven-mvnd).
+
+## Usage
+
+Instead of using the `mvn` command, use `mvnd`:
+
+```bash
+mvnd clean verify
+```
+
+The daemon will stay alive in the background, ready to process subsequent builds much faster.
diff --git a/content/site.xml b/content/site.xml
index 6702abb8de..ab2814ac4f 100644
--- a/content/site.xml
+++ b/content/site.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ under the License.
       <item name="Release Notes" href="/docs/history.html"/>
       <!--  <item name="Powered By" href="/powered-by-m2.html"/> -->
       <item name="What's new in Maven 4?" href="/whatsnewinmaven4.html"/>
+      <item name="Maven Daemon" href="/mvnd.html"/>
     </menu>
 
     <menu name="Documentation">
diff --git a/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm b/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm
index 737e5d213d..e50801446a 100644
--- a/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm
+++ b/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm
@@ -117,6 +117,94 @@ under the License.
       </ul>
       </subsection>
 
+      <subsection name="Maven Daemon">
+        <p>Apache Maven Daemon (mvnd) is available as a separate download. In order to guard against corrupted downloads/installations, it is highly recommended to
+          <a href="https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html">verify the signature</a>
+          of the release bundles against the public <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/KEYS">KEYS</a> used by the Apache Maven developers.</p>
+
+        <table>
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th>Platform</th>
+              <th>Format</th>
+              <th>Download Link (Checksum, Signature)</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">macOS (Apple Silicon)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">macOS (Intel)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">Linux (x86_64)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">Windows (x86_64)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">Source</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd1xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd1xVersion}-source-release.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+
+        <ul>
+          <li>${currentMvnd1xVersion} <a href="https://github.com/apache/maven-mvnd/releases/tag/${currentMvnd1xVersion}">Release Notes</a></li>
+          <li>Distributed under the <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/">Apache License, version 2.0</a></li>
+        </ul>
+      </subsection>
+
     </section>
 
     <section name="Other Releases">
@@ -241,6 +329,92 @@ under the License.
           <li><a href="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-4/">Maven 4 archives</a> for older 4.x releases.</li>
         </ul>
       </subsection>
+
+      <subsection name="Preview Daemon 2.x Release">
+        <p>Maven Daemon 2.x is currently under development, so while we are encouraging users to try it and report any issue, it is NOT safe for production use.</p>
+
+        <table>
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th>Platform</th>
+              <th>Format</th>
+              <th>Download Link (Checksum, Signature)</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">macOS (Apple Silicon)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-aarch64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">macOS (Intel)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-darwin-amd64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">Linux (x86_64)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-linux-amd64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">Windows (x86_64)</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-windows-amd64.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td rowspan="2">Source</td>
+              <td>tar.gz</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+            <tr>
+              <td>zip</td>
+              <td><a href="[preferred]maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.zip">maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.zip</a>
+                  (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
+                   <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/mvnd/${currentMvnd2xVersion}/maven-mvnd-${currentMvnd2xVersion}-source-release.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+
+        <ul>
+          <li>${currentMvnd2xVersion} <a href="https://github.com/apache/maven-mvnd/releases/tag/${currentMvnd2xVersion}">Release Notes</a></li>
+          <li>Distributed under the <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/">Apache License, version 2.0</a></li>
+        </ul>
+      </subsection>
     </section>
   </body>
 </document>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f0e7962b1f..6b652cbcb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     <current32xVersion>3.2.5</current32xVersion>
     <current31xVersion>3.1.1</current31xVersion>
     <current30xVersion>3.0.5</current30xVersion>
+    <currentMvnd1xVersion>1.0.2</currentMvnd1xVersion>
+    <currentMvnd2xVersion>2.0.0-rc-3</currentMvnd2xVersion>
     <currentAntTasksVersion>2.1.3</currentAntTasksVersion>
     <currentAntTasksReleaseDate>2011-04-17</currentAntTasksReleaseDate>
     <versions2x>2.2.1,2.2.0,2.1.0,2.0.11,2.0.10,2.0.9,2.0.8,2.0.7,2.0.6,2.0.5,2.0.4,2.0.3,2.0.2,2.0.1,2.0</versions2x>