It is different when the keyword is part of the version (1.1.1.RELEASE), like Spring, and when it's a qualifier (1.1.1-RELEASE).
Maven treats both cases differently. On 1 Dec 2015 14:52, "Yakov Zhdanov" <yzhda...@apache.org> wrote: > Sergi, very good point! Guys, it seems that EA is not a good choice. > > However, how many of you have ever used RELEASE as version in maven or > version range? > > --Yakov >