During September 2025, B. Taurosevicius developed OAuth2 client scopes support for the Apicurio/apicurio-registry Maven plugin, enhancing access control by updating the createClient logic to conditionally include clientScope parameters. This work improved the plugin’s security posture by enabling finer-grained authentication, while also introducing detailed log messages to increase observability and aid troubleshooting for operators. The implementation leveraged Java, Maven plugin development, and OAuth2 integration, focusing on robust authentication workflows and transparent logging. Although no major bugs were addressed during this period, the feature demonstrated depth in both security and maintainability, contributing to more traceable and secure plugin usage.