diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
index 795cbc3e3..9113756f6 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/analyzer/JarAnalyzer.java
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ public class JarAnalyzer extends AbstractFileTypeAnalyzer {
         }
 
         if (addAsIdentifier) {
-            dependency.addIdentifier("maven", String.format("%s:%s:%s", originalGroupID, originalArtifactID, version), null, Confidence.LOW);
+            dependency.addIdentifier("maven", String.format("%s:%s:%s", originalGroupID, originalArtifactID, version), null, Confidence.HIGH);
         }
 
         // org name