Force a clean on every build
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index af595e0..069c8e2 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>clean</id>
+            <phase>initialize</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>clean</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>