diff --git a/doc/src/main/resources/docs/CHANGES.txt b/doc/src/main/resources/docs/CHANGES.txt
index 8ec12c10..ed5f2ba1 100644
--- a/doc/src/main/resources/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/doc/src/main/resources/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ for the Eclipse EE4J Angus Mail project:
           ----------------------------
 The following bugs have been fixed in the 2.0.2 release.
 
+83:  package-info.class major version: 53 
 87: jakarta.mail fails to resolve due to required org.glassfish.hk2.osgiresourcelocator dependency
 88: Fix Provide-Capability headers in MANIFEST.MF (required by OSGi service loader).
 89: fix default build without -Poss-release
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5e38b201..2f7bf144 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ Copyright © 2019, ${current.year} Eclipse Foundation. All rights reserved.]
                     <execution>
                         <id>default-compile</id>
                         <configuration>
+                            <createMissingPackageInfoClass>false</createMissingPackageInfoClass>
                             <skipMain>${skip9}</skipMain>
                             <release>9</release>
                             <excludes>
@@ -499,6 +500,7 @@ Copyright &#169; 2019, ${current.year} Eclipse Foundation. All rights reserved.]
                             <goal>compile</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
+                            <createMissingPackageInfoClass>false</createMissingPackageInfoClass>
                             <source>8</source>
                             <target>8</target>
                             <excludes>