Sample POM file for the application folder of an Android project managed with Maven.

android-project-application-pom

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
	<parent>
		<groupId>com.your_company.package</groupId>
		<artifactId>your_parent_artifact_id</artifactId>
		<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
	</parent>
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

	<artifactId>your-application-project</artifactId>
	<packaging>apk</packaging>


	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>junit</groupId>
			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
			<version>3.8.2</version>
		</dependency>

		<dependency>
			<groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
			<artifactId>android</artifactId>
			<scope>provided</scope>
		</dependency>

		<dependency>
			<groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
			<artifactId>support-v4</artifactId>
			<version>r6</version>
		</dependency>

		<dependency>
			<groupId>com.your_library.package</groupId>
			<artifactId>your-library-name</artifactId>
			<version>1</version>
			<scope>compile</scope>
			<type>apklib</type>
		</dependency>

	</dependencies>

	<build>
		<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
		<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
		<plugins>
 		   <plugin>
		      <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
			<version>2.6</version>
			   <executions>
			      <execution>
				<id>copy-manifest</id>
				<phase>initialize</phase>
				  <goals>
				     <goal>copy-resources</goal>
				  </goals>
				  <configuration>
				    <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
					<resources>
			        		<resource>
 				  		       <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
				        		<includes>
							  <include>AndroidManifest.xml</include>
							</includes>
						</resource>
							</resources>
							<overwrite>true</overwrite>
						</configuration>
					</execution>
				</executions>
	        	</plugin>

			<plugin>
			  <groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
    		<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<configuration>
   				<androidManifestFile>${project.build.directory}/AndroidManifest.xml</androidManifestFile>
					<manifest>
						<versionName />
						<versionCodeUpdateFromVersion>true</versionCodeUpdateFromVersion>
					</manifest>
					<mergeManifests>true</mergeManifests>
				</configuration>
				<executions>
					<execution>
						<id>update-manifest</id>
						<phase>initialize</phase>
						<goals>
							<goal>manifest-update</goal>
						</goals>
					</execution>
				</executions>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>

	<profiles>
		<profile>
			<id>sign</id>
			<activation>
				<!-- via this activation the profile is automatically used when the release is done with the maven release plugin -->
				<property>
					<name>performRelease</name>
					<value>true</value>
				</property>
			</activation>
			
      <build>
				<plugins>
					<plugin>
					  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					  <artifactId>maven-jarsigner-plugin</artifactId>
					  <version>1.2</version>
					  <executions>
					    <execution>
						    <id>signing</id>
					 	    <goals>
						      <goal>sign</goal>
						      <goal>verify</goal>
					      </goals>
						    <phase>package</phase>
						    <inherited>true</inherited>
						    <configuration>
						      <removeExistingSignatures>true</removeExistingSignatures>
						      <archiveDirectory />
						      <includes>
						        <include>target/*.apk</include>
						      </includes>
						      <storetype>${keystore.type}</storetype>
                  <keystore>${keystore.path}</keystore>
						      <storepass>${keystore.store.password}</storepass>
						      <keypass>${keystore.key.password}</keypass>
						      <alias>${keystore.alias}</alias>
						    </configuration>
						  </execution>
					  </executions>
					</plugin>
					<!-- the signed apk then needs to be zipaligned -->
					<plugin>
					<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
					<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
					<inherited>true</inherited>
						<configuration>
							<sign>
								<debug>false</debug>
							</sign>
							<zipalign>
								<verbose>false</verbose>
							</zipalign>
						</configuration>
						<executions>
							<execution>
								<id>alignApk</id>
								<goals>
									<goal>zipalign</goal>
								</goals>
								<phase>package</phase>
							</execution>
						</executions>
					</plugin>
				</plugins>
			</build>
		</profile>
	</profiles>
</project>