Morning, I‘m with both of you and the core question for me is: What are we doing with 3.9?
If we keep continue maintaining it, then I think the minimum version has to be 3.9.x. If not (to dont maintain four versions of Maven any longer) then I would like to set the minimum version to 3.10.x for best compatibility / preperation for users who aim (at what point doesnt matter) for an easy switch to 4.0.0, due the changes to resolver etc. @Sylvester To come back to your question: For me, the thread back then was a discussion, not a vote. Enjoy your day everyone Matthias Sent from mobile > Am 07.10.2026 um 23:58 schrieb Romain Manni-Bucau <[email protected]>: > > Hi > > think we have to make min=oldest supported branch/release otherwise it will > bite us for good reasons > > Romain Manni-Bucau > @rmannibucau <https://x.com/rmannibucau> | .NET Blog > <https://dotnetbirdie.github.io/> | Blog <https://rmannibucau.github.io/> | > Old > Blog <http://rmannibucau.wordpress.com> | Github > <https://github.com/rmannibucau> | LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmannibucau> | Book > <https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/java-ee-8-high-performance-9781788473064> > Javaccino <https://javaccino.dev/> founder (Java/.NET service - contact via > linkedin) > > >> Le mer. 7 oct. 2026 à 23:33, Slawomir Jaranowski <[email protected]> a >> écrit : >> >> Hi, >> >> Today I will go with 3.10.0 we have new API [1] like >> - MessageBuilderFactory - we can drop maven-shared in many plugins >> - we have java version in JavaToolchain >> >> 3.10.0 was released 2026-09-27 and I can see many issues with it ... >> form some of days 3.10.0 is default on GH runners [2] >> >> >> [1] >> >> https://maven.apache.org/docs/3.10.0/release-notes.html#new-api-and-updates-for-maven-plugins >> [2] https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases >> >> >> On Wed, 7 Oct 2026 at 23:09, Sylwester Lachiewicz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A year ago we discussed the minimum Maven version for ASF plugins [1]. >>> Slawomir proposed four options, and his summary on 2025-11-13 lists ten >>> +1s for >>> 3.9.0. The compatibility plan was updated accordingly [2][3]: >>> >>> "In October 2025, Maven before 3.8.3 has been marked as EOL, meaning that >>> plugins should use 3.9.0 as minimum (as per Mailing List)" >>> >>> Many plugins still declare <prerequisites><maven>3.6.3</maven>, so I >> would >>> like >>> to clarify what that thread decided. Two questions: >>> >>> 1. Was that thread a formal vote, or a show of hands to be confirmed by a >>> [VOTE]? >>> 2. Should we raise the prerequisite to 3.9.0 across our plugins, or keep >>> the existing 3.6.3 and update the compatibility plan to reflect that? >>> >>> This is only about the outcome of last year's thread. This is only about >>> the outcome of last year's thread. It is not Maven 3.10.0 or about >> adopting >>> new APIs. >>> >>> [1] https://lists.apache.org/thread/s2dvm1jg37vhrkkkplfknk494c68zfyv >>> [2] https://github.com/apache/maven-site/pull/1456 >>> [3] https://maven.apache.org/developers/compatibility-plan.html >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sylwester >>> >> >> >> -- >> Sławomir Jaranowski >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
