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layout: post
status: PUBLISHED
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title: Apache Maven Dependency Plugin Version 3.1.1 Released
id: 788a0a48-d048-48dd-aa38-f33dbc778291
date: '2018-05-24 13:43:56 -0400'
categories: maven
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- maven-plugin
permalink: maven/entry/apache-maven-dependency-plugin-version1
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<p>The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the<br />
<a href="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/">Apache Maven Dependecy Plugin, version 3.1.1</a>.</p>
<p>The dependency plugin provides the capability to manipulate artifacts. It<br />
can copy and/or unpack artifacts from local or remote repositories to a<br />
specified location.</p>
<p><a href="https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/">https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/</a></p>
<p>You should specify the version in your project&rsquo;s plugin configuration:</p>
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<pre><code class='xml'><span class='line'><span class="nt"><plugin></span>
</span><span class='line'>    <span class="nt"><groupId></span>org.apache.maven.plugins<span class="nt"></groupId></span>
</span><span class='line'>    <span class="nt"><artifactId></span>maven-dependency-plugin<span class="nt"></artifactId></span>
</span><span class='line'>    <span class="nt"><version></span>3.1.1<span class="nt"></version></span>
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<p>You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page:</p>
<p><a href="https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/download.cgi">https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/download.cgi</a></p>
<p><!-- more --></p>
<p><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317227&amp;version=12343248">Release Notes &ndash; Maven Dependency Plugin &ndash; Version 3.1.1</a></p>
<p>Bug:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-607">MDEP-607</a> &ndash; maven-dependency-plugin:3.1.0:analyze failed.: NullPointerException</li>
</ul>
<p>Dependency upgrades:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-611">MDEP-611</a> &ndash; Upgrade plexus-archiver to 3.6.0</li>
<li><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-612">MDEP-612</a> &ndash; Upgrade maven-dependency-analyzer to 1.10</li>
<li><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MDEP-614">MDEP-614</a> &ndash; Upgrade file-management to 3.0.0</li>
</ul>
<p>Many thanks to all reporters/contributors/testers of this release.</p>
<p>Reporters:</p>
<ul>
<li>MDEP-607: Filipe Sousa</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy,</p>
<p>-The Apache Maven team</p>
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