try new plugin
diff --git a/vars/asfMainNetBeansBuild.groovy b/vars/asfMainNetBeansBuild.groovy
index 43b4d39..a428ef8 100644
--- a/vars/asfMainNetBeansBuild.groovy
+++ b/vars/asfMainNetBeansBuild.groovy
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 def mavenVersion=""
 @groovy.transform.Field
 def tooling=[:]
-
+@groovy.transform.Field
+def repopluginversion="1.6-SNAPSHOT"
 
 def call(Map params = [:]) {
     // variable needed for apidoc
@@ -157,10 +158,10 @@
                                     sh "rm -rf ${env.WORKSPACE}/.repository"
                                     withMaven(maven:tooling.myMaven,jdk:tooling.jdktool,publisherStrategy: 'EXPLICIT',mavenLocalRepo: localRepo)
                                     {
-                                        //sh "mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:3.1.1:get -Dartifact=org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:1.6-SNAPSHOT -DremoteRepositories=apache.snapshots.https::::https://repository.apache.org/snapshots"
+                                        sh "mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:3.1.1:get -Dartifact=org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:${repopluginversion} -DremoteRepositories=apache.snapshots.https::::https://repository.apache.org/snapshots"
                                     
                                         //sh "mvn org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:1.5:download -DnexusIndexDirectory=${env.WORKSPACE}/repoindex -DrepositoryUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"
-                                        sh "mvn org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:1.6:populate ${commonparam} -DnetbeansNbmDirectory=${netbeansbase}/nbms -DnetbeansInstallDirectory=${netbeansbase}/netbeans -DnetbeansSourcesDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/source-zips -DnetbeansJavadocDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/javadoc -DparentGAV=org.apache.netbeans:netbeans-parent:2 -DforcedVersion=${mavenVersion} -DskipInstall=true -DdeployId=apache.snapshots.https -DdeployUrl=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
+                                        sh "mvn org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:${repopluginversion}:populate ${commonparam} -DnetbeansNbmDirectory=${netbeansbase}/nbms -DnetbeansInstallDirectory=${netbeansbase}/netbeans -DnetbeansSourcesDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/source-zips -DnetbeansJavadocDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/javadoc -DparentGAV=org.apache.netbeans:netbeans-parent:2 -DforcedVersion=${mavenVersion} -DskipInstall=true -DdeployId=apache.snapshots.https -DdeployUrl=https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
                                     }                         
                                 }
                             }
@@ -351,10 +352,10 @@
                                         
                                 withMaven(maven:tooling.myMaven,jdk:tooling.jdktool,publisherStrategy: 'EXPLICIT',mavenLocalRepo: localRepo,options:[artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)])
                                 {
-                                    //sh "mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:3.1.1:get -Dartifact=org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:1.6-SNAPSHOT -Dmaven.repo.local=${env.WORKSPACE}/.repository -DremoteRepositories=apache.snapshots.https::::https://repository.apache.org/snapshots"
+                                    sh "mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:3.1.1:get -Dartifact=org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:${repopluginversion} -Dmaven.repo.local=${env.WORKSPACE}/.repository -DremoteRepositories=apache.snapshots.https::::https://repository.apache.org/snapshots"
                                     def commonparam = "-Dexternallist=${netbeansbase}/build/external.info"
                                     //sh "mvn org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:1.5:download ${commonparam} -DrepositoryUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"
-                                    sh "mvn org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:1.6:populate ${commonparam} -DnetbeansNbmDirectory=${netbeansbase}/nbms -DnetbeansInstallDirectory=${netbeansbase}/netbeans -DnetbeansSourcesDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/source-zips -DnetbeansJavadocDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/javadoc -DparentGAV=org.apache.netbeans:netbeans-parent:2 -DforcedVersion=${mavenVersion} -DskipInstall=true -DdeployUrl=file://${env.WORKSPACE}/mavenrepository"
+                                    sh "mvn org.apache.netbeans.utilities:nb-repository-plugin:${repopluginversion}:populate ${commonparam} -DnetbeansNbmDirectory=${netbeansbase}/nbms -DnetbeansInstallDirectory=${netbeansbase}/netbeans -DnetbeansSourcesDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/source-zips -DnetbeansJavadocDirectory=${netbeansbase}/build/javadoc -DparentGAV=org.apache.netbeans:netbeans-parent:2 -DforcedVersion=${mavenVersion} -DskipInstall=true -DdeployUrl=file://${env.WORKSPACE}/mavenrepository"
                                 }                            
                                 archiveArtifacts 'mavenrepository/**'