The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Software Foundation Parent POM Version, version 27
https://maven.apache.org/pom/asf/ You should specify the version in your project as parent like the following: <parent> <groupId>org.apache</groupId> <artifactId>apache</artifactId> <version>27</version> </parent> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: http://maven.apache.org/pom/asf/download.html Release Notes - Maven POMs - Version ASF-27 ** New Feature * [MPOM-322] - Add link to ASF privacy policy ** Improvement * [MPOM-333] - Remove definition for outdated maven-docck-plugin ** Dependency upgrade * [MPOM-318] - Bump maven-site-plugin from 3.11.0 to 3.12.0 * [MPOM-319] - Bump maven-javadoc-plugin from 3.3.2 to 3.4.0 * [MPOM-320] - Bump maven-antrun-plugin from 3.0.0 to 3.1.0 * [MPOM-321] - Bump maven-project-info-reports-plugin from 3.2.2 to 3.3.0 * [MPOM-323] - Upgrade fluido skin to 1.11.0 * [MPOM-325] - Bump maven-invoker-plugin from 3.2.2 to 3.3.0 * [MPOM-326] - Bump maven-scm-plugin from 1.12.2 to 1.13.0 * [MPOM-327] - Bump maven-release-plugin from 3.0.0-M5 to 3.0.0-M6 * [MPOM-329] - Bump maven-enforcer-plugin from 3.0.0 to 3.1.0 * [MPOM-330] - Bump apache-rat-plugin from 0.13 to 0.14 * [MPOM-334] - Upgrade fluido skin to 1.11.1 * [MPOM-335] - Bump maven-assembly-plugin from 3.3.0 to 3.4.1 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team