The native build lifecycle consists of the following phases with corresponding goals:
| Phase | Goal | Notes |
| initialize | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:initialize | |
| generate-sources | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:unzipinc | |
| generate-sources | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:javah | all shared libraries custom build lifecycle |
| compile | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:compile | |
| compile | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:link | |
| compile | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:manifest | ( dll and exe only ) |
| process-test-resources | org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:testResources | |
| test-compile | org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:testCompile | |
| test | org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:test | |
| package | org.codehaus.mojo:native-maven-plugin:inczip | if enable via NativeSources |
| install | org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:install | |
| deploy | org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:deploy |