versions:use-latest-releases

Full name:

org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:1.1:use-latest-releases

Description:

Replaces any release versions with the latest release version.

Attributes:

  • Requires a Maven 2.0 project to be executed.
  • Executes by direct invocation only.
  • Since version: 1.0-alpha-3.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Since Description
allowSnapshots Boolean 1.0-alpha-1 Whether to allow snapshots when searching for the latest version of an artifact.
Default value is: false.
excludeReactor Boolean 1.0-alpha-3 Whether to skip processing dependencies that are produced as part of the current reactor.
excludes String[] 1.0-beta-1 A list of artifact patterns to exclude. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". This configuration setting is ignored if excludesList is defined.
excludesList String 1.0-beta-1 A comma separated list of artifact patterns to exclude. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". Designed to allow specifing the set of excludes from the command line. When specifying excludes from the pom, use the excludes configuration instead. If this property is specified then the exclude configuration is ignored.
generateBackupPoms Boolean 1.0-alpha-3 Controls whether a backup pom should be created (default is true).
includes String[] 1.0-beta-1 A list of artifact patterns to include. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". This configuration setting is ignored if includesList is defined.
includesList String 1.0-beta-1 A comma separated list of artifact patterns to include. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". Designed to allow specifing the set of includes from the command line. When specifying includes from the pom, use the includes configuration instead. If this property is specified then the include configuration is ignored.
processDependencies Boolean 1.0-alpha-3 Whether to process the dependencies section of the project.
processDependencyManagement Boolean 1.0-alpha-3 Whether to process the dependencyManagement section of the project.
rulesUri String 1.0-alpha-3 The Wagon URI of a ruleSet file containing the rules that control how to compare version numbers.
serverId String 1.0-alpha-3 settings.xml's server id for the URL. This is used when wagon needs extra authentication information.
Default value is: serverId.

Parameter Details

allowSnapshots:

Whether to allow snapshots when searching for the latest version of an artifact.
  • Type: java.lang.Boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-1
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${allowSnapshots}
  • Default: false

excludeReactor:

Whether to skip processing dependencies that are produced as part of the current reactor.
  • Type: java.lang.Boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${excludeReactor}

excludes:

A list of artifact patterns to exclude. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". This configuration setting is ignored if excludesList is defined.
  • Type: java.lang.String[]
  • Since: 1.0-beta-1
  • Required: No

excludesList:

A comma separated list of artifact patterns to exclude. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". Designed to allow specifing the set of excludes from the command line. When specifying excludes from the pom, use the excludes configuration instead. If this property is specified then the exclude configuration is ignored.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 1.0-beta-1
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${excludes}

generateBackupPoms:

Controls whether a backup pom should be created (default is true).
  • Type: java.lang.Boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${generateBackupPoms}

includes:

A list of artifact patterns to include. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". This configuration setting is ignored if includesList is defined.
  • Type: java.lang.String[]
  • Since: 1.0-beta-1
  • Required: No

includesList:

A comma separated list of artifact patterns to include. Follows the pattern "groupId:artifactId:type:classifier:version". Designed to allow specifing the set of includes from the command line. When specifying includes from the pom, use the includes configuration instead. If this property is specified then the include configuration is ignored.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 1.0-beta-1
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${includes}

processDependencies:

Whether to process the dependencies section of the project.
  • Type: java.lang.Boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${processDependencies}

processDependencyManagement:

Whether to process the dependencyManagement section of the project.
  • Type: java.lang.Boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${processDependencyManagement}

rulesUri:

The Wagon URI of a ruleSet file containing the rules that control how to compare version numbers.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${maven.version.rules}

serverId:

settings.xml's server id for the URL. This is used when wagon needs extra authentication information.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${maven.version.rules.serverId}
  • Default: serverId