As noted in another conversation (https://github.com/antlr/grammars-v4/pull/4632#issuecomment-3337788036), the files tested in the old Antlr Maven Tester is incorrect: https://github.com/antlr/grammars-v4/blob/6b517735620223475eefaa85c92f8d6bce15f360/protobuf/protobuf3/pom.xml#L44 That does not correspond to that tested with the newer (all OS/all targets/all generators) tester. https://github.com/antlr/grammars-v4/blob/6b517735620223475eefaa85c92f8d6bce15f360/protobuf/protobuf3/desc.xml#L8