diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40f18d2..20176d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ This repository contains a single file `build_configs.json` that defines per-pac
         "module_enable": ["module:stream"],
         "yum_exclude": ["package-name"],
         "with": ["option"],
-        "without": ["option"]
+        "without": ["option"],
+        "target_arch": "noarch"
       }
     }
   }
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ These are applied per-package within a single ALBS build. Different mock_options
 | `mock_options.yum_exclude` | `list[str]` | `[]` | Packages to exclude from the mock chroot |
 | `mock_options.with` | `list[str]` | `[]` | `--with` conditional build options |
 | `mock_options.without` | `list[str]` | `[]` | `--without` conditional build options |
+| `mock_options.target_arch` | `str` | `""` | Override the RPM build target arch for this package (mock `--target=<arch>`). Useful for packages whose SRPM must always produce a fixed arch — e.g. `"noarch"` for Java packages like `maven`. Empty string = no override. Applied per-task; does not split the build. |
 
 ## Branch Patterns
 
@@ -153,6 +155,21 @@ sssd on EL8 branches requires the `idm:DL1` module stream enabled in the build c
 
 nvidia-open-kmod gets both SecureBoot signing and a custom signing identity macro.
 
+### Per-package build target (mock `--target`)
+
+```json
+{
+  "maven": {
+    "*": {
+      "mock_options": {
+        "target_arch": "noarch"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+
 ### Portable builds (disable %check)
 
 ```json
diff --git a/build_configs.json b/build_configs.json
index a16e6ca..3663f4f 100644
--- a/build_configs.json
+++ b/build_configs.json
@@ -713,6 +713,28 @@
         }
     },
 
+    "maven": {
+        "*10*": {
+            "mock_options": {
+                "target_arch": "noarch"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "ant": {
+        "*10*": {
+            "mock_options": {
+                "target_arch": "noarch"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "xmvn": {
+        "*10*": {
+            "mock_options": {
+                "target_arch": "noarch"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
     "R-*": {
         "*epel*": {
             "platform_flavors": ["add-epel-macros"]
diff --git a/example.json b/example.json
index f07c301..a966e92 100644
--- a/example.json
+++ b/example.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 "without": [],
                 "yum_exclude": ["pkg_for_exclude", "pkg_for_exclude"],
                 "module_enable": ["module_name:module_stream", "module_name"],
-                "target_arch": ""
+                "target_arch": "noarch"
             },
             "secure_boot": true // false by default
         }