In Maven, the test phase is executed by default during the build process, which runs all the test cases in the project. However, there may be situations where you want to skip running the tests. You can do this by using the -DskipTests option on the command line when running Maven, like this:

mvn clean install -DskipTests

Alternatively, you can set the maven.test.skip property to true in the pom.xml file, which will skip the tests during the build process. Here is an example:

<properties>
  <maven.test.skip>true</maven.test.skip>
</properties>

This configuration will skip the tests when you run the mvn clean install command.

It's important to note that skipping tests may cause issues if you have code changes that break existing tests or if you have new features that require additional tests. Skipping tests should generally only be done for short periods of time and for specific reasons, such as when you need to build quickly and the tests are not critical to the build process. It's recommended to re-enable the tests as soon as possible to ensure the quality of the code.