diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0870/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/LoadMojo.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0870/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/LoadMojo.java
index a0191f6ea1d5..4406463cd42d 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0870/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/LoadMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0870/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/LoadMojo.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
  */
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
@@ -81,14 +80,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (url == null) {
             throw new MojoExecutionException("Resource was not found, incomplete plugin class realm");
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + file);
-
-        try {
-            file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            file.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + file, e);
-        }
+        createFile(file);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-1088/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TouchMojo.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-1088/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TouchMojo.java
index a2ebf93592c5..0a13316e202b 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-1088/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TouchMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-1088/plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TouchMojo.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
  */
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -66,13 +65,6 @@ public class TouchMojo extends AbstractMojo {
      * @throws MojoExecutionException If the output file could not be created.
      */
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + file);
-
-        try {
-            file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            file.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + file, e);
-        }
+        createFile(file);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/pom.xml
index fb44f9dbb2f9..c70121eb95db 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/pom.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ under the License.
   <artifactId>core-it-component</artifactId>
 
   <name>Maven IT Component</name>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/coreit/component/MojoCompanion.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/coreit/component/MojoCompanion.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6740b161dbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-component/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/coreit/component/MojoCompanion.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "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.
+ */
+package org.apache.maven.coreit.component;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+
+public interface MojoCompanion {
+
+    static void createFile(File file) throws MojoExecutionException {
+        if (file.getParentFile().mkdirs()) {
+            try {
+                file.createNewFile();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                throw new MojoExecutionException(e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CleanMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CleanMojo.java
index ec70b87b2ea1..cfbbe7162896 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CleanMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-clean-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CleanMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CompileMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CompileMojo.java
index 17dbb9b77bda..07839fe3ceb1 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CompileMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/CompileMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestCompileMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestCompileMojo.java
index dd3d216cae26..8edcc944110e 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestCompileMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-compiler-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestCompileMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java
index a76b27f4cda9..43f61413de9a 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-deploy-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EarMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EarMojo.java
index 56629d493389..26157739cd93 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EarMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EarMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
index 3ce9072a63bf..ae817455640c 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ear-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/GenerateApplicationXmlMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EjbMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EjbMojo.java
index 9a98643afec5..863b63698dab 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EjbMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-ejb-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/EjbMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/InstallMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/InstallMojo.java
index 75a78a21b041..c6d0aeb5bee2 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/InstallMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-install-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/InstallMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
index 3c456da35f36..7011ca6a96d1 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-jar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-javadoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-javadoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
index 948dbc8fbb21..adb79561cdf9 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-javadoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-javadoc-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DescriptorMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DescriptorMojo.java
index a851911f20ae..b237ac03532c 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DescriptorMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-plugin-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DescriptorMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-rar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/RarMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-rar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/RarMojo.java
index 14777f405e9b..c38372d0426e 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-rar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/RarMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-rar-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/RarMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-resources-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestResourcesMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-resources-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestResourcesMojo.java
index af1f7be7fe6e..48e444ebc0c0 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-resources-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestResourcesMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-resources-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestResourcesMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AttachDescriptorMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AttachDescriptorMojo.java
index ac097c685cfd..3bef7b279fb2 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AttachDescriptorMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/AttachDescriptorMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java
index 6570d573e296..ce08501e9e7c 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/DeployMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/SiteMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/SiteMojo.java
index da0450f0c4a5..2394312acde4 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/SiteMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-site-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/SiteMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
index 926bb0004604..149e3ba8b53f 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-source-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/JarMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestMojo.java
index 615041e6dcea..4597c4406faa 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-surefire-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/TestMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/WarMojo.java b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/WarMojo.java
index 847510188edb..2df7cd3150a1 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/WarMojo.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/maven-war-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/coreit/WarMojo.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.plugin.coreit;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
@@ -29,6 +28,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 
+import static org.apache.maven.coreit.component.MojoCompanion.createFile;
+
 /**
  * Creates a text file in the project base directory.
  *
@@ -69,16 +70,6 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
         if (!outputFile.isAbsolute()) {
             outputFile = new File(project.getBasedir(), pathname).getAbsoluteFile();
         }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Creating output file: " + outputFile);
-
-        try {
-            outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-            outputFile.createNewFile();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new MojoExecutionException("Output file could not be created: " + pathname, e);
-        }
-
-        getLog().info("[MAVEN-CORE-IT-LOG] Created output file: " + outputFile);
+        createFile(outputFile);
     }
 }
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/pom.xml
index 088aed014f4a..969871e80eec 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/core-it-plugins/maven-it-plugin-core-stubs/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ under the License.
     <module>maven-surefire-plugin</module>
     <module>maven-war-plugin</module>
   </modules>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.its</groupId>
+      <artifactId>core-it-component</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/pom.xml b/its/core-it-support/pom.xml
index 8f536ad61e27..c9ca2dfd4322 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-it-support/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ under the License.
         <artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
         <version>3.15.1</version>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its</groupId>
+        <artifactId>core-it-component</artifactId>
+        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>