diff --git a/src/it/MDEPLOY-169_deploy-at-end-multithread/verify.groovy b/src/it/MDEPLOY-169_deploy-at-end-multithread/verify.groovy
index e06044f4..43461cba 100644
--- a/src/it/MDEPLOY-169_deploy-at-end-multithread/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MDEPLOY-169_deploy-at-end-multithread/verify.groovy
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-assert new File( basedir, "target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-169/multithread/1.0/multithread-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-169/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-169/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+rootRepo = new File( basedir, "target/repo" )
+module1Repo = new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo" )
+module2Repo = new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo" )
+
+if (mavenVersion.startsWith('4.')) {
+    // Maven 4 deploys in the root target directory, as defined in the root POM
+    module1Repo = module2Repo = rootRepo
+}
+
+assert new File( rootRepo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-169/multithread/1.0/multithread-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert new File( module1Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-169/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert new File( module2Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-169/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists()
diff --git a/src/it/MDEPLOY-170_deploy-at-end-configperproject/verify.groovy b/src/it/MDEPLOY-170_deploy-at-end-configperproject/verify.groovy
index 6dfba56a..c32fe820 100644
--- a/src/it/MDEPLOY-170_deploy-at-end-configperproject/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MDEPLOY-170_deploy-at-end-configperproject/verify.groovy
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-assert new File( basedir, "target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-170/configperproject/1.0/configperproject-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-170/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert !( new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-170/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists() )
+rootRepo = new File( basedir, "target/repo" )
+module1Repo = new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo" )
+module2Repo = new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo" )
+
+if (mavenVersion.startsWith('4.')) {
+    // Maven 4 deploys in the root target directory, as defined in the root POM
+    module1Repo = module2Repo = rootRepo
+}
+
+assert new File( rootRepo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-170/configperproject/1.0/configperproject-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert new File( module1Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-170/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert !( new File( module2Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-170/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists() )
diff --git a/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/pom.xml b/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/pom.xml
index f40c64ac..05c561cc 100644
--- a/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <description>
-    Tests deployment at end only in modules.
+    Tests deployment at end only in modules. https://github.com/apache/maven-deploy-plugin/issues/374
   </description>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/verify.groovy b/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/verify.groovy
index 063f2aee..69093780 100644
--- a/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MDEPLOY-224_deploy-at-end-only-modules/verify.groovy
@@ -17,9 +17,18 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-assert new File( basedir, "target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-224/parent/1.0/parent-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-224/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-224/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+rootRepo = new File( basedir, "target/repo" )
+module1Repo = new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo" )
+module2Repo = new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo" )
+
+if (mavenVersion.startsWith('4.')) {
+    // Maven 4 deploys in the root target directory, as defined in the root POM
+    module1Repo = module2Repo = rootRepo
+}
+
+assert new File( rootRepo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-224/parent/1.0/parent-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert new File( module1Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-224/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert new File( module2Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-224/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists()
 
 def buildLog = new File ( basedir, "build.log").text
 
diff --git a/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/pom.xml b/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/pom.xml
index 8ac0f820..1ffe9602 100644
--- a/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/pom.xml
+++ b/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <description>
-    Tests deployment at end with skipped root project.
+    Tests deployment at end with skipped root project. https://github.com/apache/maven-deploy-plugin/issues/533
   </description>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/verify.groovy b/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/verify.groovy
index edcc0b97..03ecebb5 100644
--- a/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/verify.groovy
+++ b/src/it/MDEPLOY-225_deploy-at-end-skip-root/verify.groovy
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-assert ! new File( basedir, "target/repo" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-225/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
-assert new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo/org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-225/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+rootRepo = new File( basedir, "target/repo" )
+module1Repo = new File( basedir, "module1/target/repo" )
+module2Repo = new File( basedir, "module2/target/repo" )
+
+if (mavenVersion.startsWith('4.')) {
+    // Maven 4 deploys in the root target directory, as defined in the root POM (even if not deployed)
+    module1Repo = module2Repo = rootRepo
+} else {
+    // Maven 3 deploys in the each module target directory, nothing in root
+    assert ! rootRepo.exists()
+}
+
+// check that files are deployed both by Maven 3 and 4 = https://github.com/apache/maven-deploy-plugin/issues/533
+assert new File( module1Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-225/module1/1.0/module1-1.0.pom" ).exists()
+assert new File( module2Repo, "org/apache/maven/its/mdeploy-225/module2/1.0/module2-1.0.pom" ).exists()