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-<!---
- Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
- contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
- this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
- The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
- (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
- the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
--->
-Contributing to Apache Maven Dependency Plugin
-======================
-
-You have found a bug or you have an idea for a cool new feature? Contributing
-code is a great way to give something back to the open source community. Before
-you dig right into the code, there are a few guidelines that we need
-contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of
-things.
-
-Some of the ideas are documented in the [Maven Wiki][maven-wiki]
-which might be interesting to read and for further discussion.
-
-Getting Started
----------------
-
-+ Make sure you have a [JIRA account](https://issues.apache.org/jira/).
-+ Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/signup/free).
-+ If you're planning to implement a new feature, it makes sense to discuss your changes 
-  on the [dev list](https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html) first. 
-  This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't 
-  considered to be in Apache Maven's scope.
-+ Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
-  + Clearly describe the issue, including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
-  + Make sure you fill in the earliest version that you know has the issue.
-+ Fork the repository on GitHub.
-
-Making and Submitting Changes
---------------
-
-We accept Pull Requests via GitHub. The [developer mailing list][dev-ml-list] is the
-main channel of communication for contributors.  
-There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
-+ Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work (this is usually the master branch).
-  Push your changes to a topic branch in your fork of the repository.
-+ Make commits of logical units.
-+ Respect the original code style: by using the same [codestyle][code-style],
-  patches should only highlight the actual difference, not being disturbed by any formatting issues:
-  + Only use spaces for indentation.
-  + Create minimal diffs - disable on save actions like reformat source code or organize imports. 
-    If you feel the source code should be reformatted, create a separate PR for this change.
-  + Check for unnecessary whitespace with `git diff --check` before committing.
-+ Make sure your commit messages are in the proper format. Your commit message should contain the key of the JIRA issue.
-```
-[MDEP-XXX] - Subject of the JIRA Ticket
- Optional supplemental description.
-```
-+ Make sure you have added the necessary tests (JUnit/IT) for your changes.
-+ Run all the tests with `mvn -Prun-its verify` to assure nothing else was accidentally broken.
-+ Submit a pull request to the repository in the Apache organization.
-+ Update your JIRA ticket and include a link to the pull request in the ticket.
-
-If you plan to contribute on a regular basis, please consider filing a [contributor license agreement][cla].
-
-Making Trivial Changes
-----------------------
-
-For changes of a trivial nature to comments and documentation, it is not always
-necessary to create a new ticket in JIRA.  In this case, it is appropriate to
-start the first line of a commit with '(doc)' instead of a ticket number.
-
-Additional Resources
---------------------
-
-+ [Contributing patches](https://maven.apache.org/guides/development/guide-maven-development.html#Creating_and_submitting_a_patch)
-+ [Apache Maven Help JIRA project page](https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/MDEP/)
-+ [Contributor License Agreement][cla]
-+ [General GitHub documentation](https://help.github.com/)
-+ [GitHub pull request documentation](https://help.github.com/send-pull-requests/)
-+ [Apache Maven Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ASFMavenProject)
-+ #Maven IRC channel on freenode.org
-
-[dev-ml-list]: https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
-[code-style]: https://maven.apache.org/developers/conventions/code.html
-[cla]: https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas
-[maven-wiki]: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/Index
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 [![ASF Jira](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaven.apache.org%2Fbadges%2Fasf_jira-MDEP.json)][jira]
 [![Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004](https://img.shields.io/github/license/apache/maven.svg?label=License)][license]
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-[![Jenkins tests](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/t/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-plugin/job/master.svg?style=flat-square)][test-results]
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-dependency-plugin.svg?label=Maven%20Central)](https://search.maven.org/artifact/org.apache.maven.plugins/maven-dependency-plugin)
+[![Jenkins Status](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/s/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-plugin/job/master.svg?)][build]
+[![Jenkins tests](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/t/https/builds.apache.org/job/maven-box/job/maven-dependency-plugin/job/master.svg?)][test-results]
 
 
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