diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/Executor.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/Executor.java
similarity index 98%
rename from impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/Executor.java
rename to impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/Executor.java
index 90c439195d0f..80107a9b8c87 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/Executor.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/Executor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.maven.api.cli;
+package org.apache.maven.cling.executor;
 
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/ExecutorException.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorException.java
similarity index 97%
rename from impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/ExecutorException.java
rename to impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorException.java
index d1c4a918c1f0..8d8fbfde43fb 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/ExecutorException.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorException.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.maven.api.cli;
+package org.apache.maven.cling.executor;
 
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Experimental;
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorHelper.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorHelper.java
index c6dc27feb0ae..8aea8b2a528c 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorHelper.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorHelper.java
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.maven.cling.executor;
 
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nonnull;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
 
 /**
  * Helper class for routing Maven execution based on preferences and/or issued execution requests.
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/ExecutorRequest.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorRequest.java
similarity index 99%
rename from impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/ExecutorRequest.java
rename to impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorRequest.java
index b056c0f8454c..1e7118f0b627 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/cli/ExecutorRequest.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorRequest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-package org.apache.maven.api.cli;
+package org.apache.maven.cling.executor;
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorTool.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorTool.java
index 4bfe4be44804..4a9776742ff8 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorTool.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/ExecutorTool.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
 
 /**
  * A tool implementing some common Maven operations.
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutor.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutor.java
index e5eda275d566..0e2ddaa4f6e1 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutor.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutor.java
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Executor;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorException;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
@@ -267,7 +267,11 @@ protected Context doCreate(Path mavenHome, ExecutorRequest executorRequest) {
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException(getClass().getSimpleName() + " w/ mvn3 does not support command "
                             + executorRequest.command());
                 }
-                keepAlive.add(cliClass.getClassLoader().loadClass("org.fusesource.jansi.internal.JansiLoader"));
+                // 3.9.x
+                mayAddToKeepAlive(keepAlive, cliClass, "org.fusesource.jansi.internal.JansiLoader");
+                // 3.10.x
+                mayAddToKeepAlive(keepAlive, cliClass, "org.jline.nativ.JLineNativeLoader");
+
                 Constructor<?> newMavenCli = cliClass.getConstructor(classWorld.getClass());
                 Object mavenCli = newMavenCli.newInstance(classWorld);
                 Class<?>[] parameterTypes = {String[].class, String.class, PrintStream.class, PrintStream.class};
@@ -292,7 +296,7 @@ protected Context doCreate(Path mavenHome, ExecutorRequest executorRequest) {
                 });
             } else {
                 // assume 4.x
-                keepAlive.add(cliClass.getClassLoader().loadClass("org.jline.nativ.JLineNativeLoader"));
+                mayAddToKeepAlive(keepAlive, cliClass, "org.jline.nativ.JLineNativeLoader");
                 for (Map.Entry<String, String> cmdEntry : MVN4_MAIN_CLASSES.entrySet()) {
                     Class<?> cmdClass = cliClass.getClassLoader().loadClass(cmdEntry.getValue());
                     Method mainMethod = cmdClass.getMethod(
@@ -337,6 +341,15 @@ protected Context doCreate(Path mavenHome, ExecutorRequest executorRequest) {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean mayAddToKeepAlive(List<Object> keepAlive, Class<?> cliClass, String className) {
+        try {
+            keepAlive.add(cliClass.getClassLoader().loadClass(className));
+            return true;
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     protected Properties prepareProperties(ExecutorRequest request) {
         System.setProperties(null); // this "inits" them!
 
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutor.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutor.java
index a559a24baf1b..4671c7427622 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutor.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutor.java
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Executor;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorException;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest.getCanonicalPath;
+import static org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest.getCanonicalPath;
 
 /**
  * Forked executor implementation, that spawns a subprocess with Maven from the installation directory. Very costly
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/HelperImpl.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/HelperImpl.java
index 8ba932cabf1b..d8109ba3e252 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/HelperImpl.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/HelperImpl.java
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Executor;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorException;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorHelper;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/ToolboxTool.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/ToolboxTool.java
index ad2569a84910..2adc21c43819 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/ToolboxTool.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/internal/ToolboxTool.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorException;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorHelper;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorTool;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/MavenExecutorTestSupport.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/MavenExecutorTestSupport.java
index 028efb029d8f..a2a095271cf6 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/MavenExecutorTestSupport.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/MavenExecutorTestSupport.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 
 import eu.maveniverse.maven.mimir.testing.MimirInfuser;
 import org.apache.maven.api.annotations.Nullable;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutorTest.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutorTest.java
index c214fc6ffea7..6433235b6927 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutorTest.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/embedded/EmbeddedMavenExecutorTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.cling.executor.embedded;
 
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Executor;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.MavenExecutorTestSupport;
 
 /**
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutorTest.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutorTest.java
index 5555e0ba3494..a1f4362eac9b 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutorTest.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/forked/ForkedMavenExecutorTest.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.maven.cling.executor.forked;
 
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Executor;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.MavenExecutorTestSupport;
 
 /**
diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/impl/ToolboxToolTest.java b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/impl/ToolboxToolTest.java
index 8152f2a790a2..fc856268248c 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/impl/ToolboxToolTest.java
+++ b/impl/maven-executor/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/cling/executor/impl/ToolboxToolTest.java
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import eu.maveniverse.maven.mimir.testing.MimirInfuser;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.Executor;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Environment;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.Executor;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorHelper;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.embedded.EmbeddedMavenExecutor;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.forked.ForkedMavenExecutor;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.internal.HelperImpl;
diff --git a/its/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java b/its/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
index 32bc85f8f6bb..c0f29a2b3d16 100644
--- a/its/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
+++ b/its/core-it-support/maven-it-helper/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/it/Verifier.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorException;
-import org.apache.maven.api.cli.ExecutorRequest;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorException;
+import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorRequest;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorHelper;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.ExecutorTool;
 import org.apache.maven.cling.executor.embedded.EmbeddedMavenExecutor;