core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0072/pom.xml

<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

  <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.it0072</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-it-it0072</artifactId>
  <!-- interpolate here -->
  <version>${m2.version}</version>
  <packaging>jar</packaging>

  <name>Maven Integration Test :: it0072</name>
  <description>
    Verifies that property references with dotted notation work within POM interpolation.
  </description>

  <properties>
    <m2.version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</m2.version>
  </properties>

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>
        <artifactId>maven-it-plugin-expression</artifactId>
        <version>2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <configuration>
          <outputFile>target/pom.properties</outputFile>
          <expressions>
            <expression>project/version</expression>
          </expressions>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>test</id>
            <phase>validate</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>eval</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>