The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Archetype Plugin, version 3.1.1.
The Archetype Plugin allows the user to create a Maven project from an existing template called an archetype. It also allows the user to create an archetype from an existing project. https://maven.apache.org/archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.1.1</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: Release Notes - Maven Archetype - Version 3.1.1 ** Improvement * [ARCHETYPE-568] - Removed dom4j library Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team
