How to add Maven dependency jar file from the lib folder

Question

I am trying to add a jar file to the Maven dependency in my project. The settings.xml is configured to set the repository to a public repository. But this particular jar is not

Answer 1

Changing pom.xml worked for me (jar in "/lib" directory in the root project folder) :

    
        com.google.code.gson
        gson
        2.8.6
        system
        ${project.basedir}/lib/gson-2.8.6.jar