diff --git a/cmd/maven.md b/cmd/maven.md
index 3cab7be..fc0d468 100644
--- a/cmd/maven.md
+++ b/cmd/maven.md
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ returns
 --> which you can parse to get a list of dependencies and their absolute path
 -DincludeScope=compile
 -DincludeScope=test
+
+* force x86 on apple silicon
+`-Dos.arch=x86_64`