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| layout: post |
| title: "Apache Maven Help Plugin Version 3.2.0 Released" |
| date: '2019-04-23T17:26:21+00:00' |
| permalink: apache-maven-help-plugin-3-2-0 |
| categories: |
| - Maven-Help-Plugin |
| - Maven-Plugin-Releases |
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| The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the |
| [Apache Maven Help Plugin, version 3.2.0](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-help-plugin/) |
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| The Maven Help Plugin is used to get relative information about a project or |
| the system. It can be used to get a description of a particular plugin, |
| including the plugin's goals with their parameters and component requirements, |
| the effective POM and effective settings of the current build, and the profiles |
| applied to the current project being built. |
| |
| Important Notes since Version 3.0.0 |
| |
| * Maven 3+ only |
| * JDK 7 minimum requirement |
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| You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: |
| |
| ```xml |
| <plugin> |
| <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> |
| <artifactId>maven-help-plugin</artifactId> |
| <version>3.2.0</version> |
| </plugin> |
| ``` |
| |
| You can download the appropriate [sources etc. from the download page](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-help-plugin/download.cgi). |
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| <!-- more --> |
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| [Release Notes - Maven Help Plugin - Version 3.2.0](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317522&version=12345382) |
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| New Feature: |
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| - [MPH-160](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPH-160) - help:effective-pom -Dverbose: add source location as comments in effective pom.xml |
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| Improvement: |
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| - [MPH-161](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPH-161) - add color to goal or plugin description |
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| Enjoy, |
| |
| -The Apache Maven team |
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