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Hochan Kang updated COMMONSSITE-181:
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Summary: Clarification: latest value in Maven metadata points to legacy
timestamp version (20030203.000550) (was: Incorrect versioning.latest value in
Commons IO Maven metadata)
> Clarification: latest value in Maven metadata points to legacy timestamp
> version (20030203.000550)
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> Key: COMMONSSITE-181
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COMMONSSITE-181
> Project: Apache Commons All
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Commons Build
> Reporter: Hochan Kang
> Priority: Major
> Attachments: image-2025-11-11-23-05-21-162.png
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> It seems that the {{maven-metadata.xml}} file for *Apache Commons IO*
> contains an incorrect {{versioning.latest}} value.
> The file at:
> [https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/commons-io/commons-io/maven-metadata.xml]
> currently shows:
>
> {code:java}
> <versioning>
> <latest>20030203.000550</latest>
> </versioning> {code}
> !image-2025-11-11-23-05-21-162.png|width=969,height=534!
>
> This value appears to point to an old legacy version, while the latest
> release should be 2.21.0 (as listed on Maven Central and the Commons IO
> website).
> This incorrect metadata can cause build issues for Maven-based projects that
> rely on the "latest" version resolution instead of specifying an explicit
> version.
>
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> *Steps to Reproduce:*
> Create a simple Maven project without specifying a version for commons-io
> dependency.
> Run mvn dependency:tree or build the project.
> Maven resolves commons-io:commons-io:20030203.000550 as the latest version.
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> *Expected Result:*
> versioning.latest should reflect the most recent stable release, e.g. 2.21.0.
> *Actual Result:*
> versioning.latest is set to 20030203.000550, which causes Maven to download
> an outdated version and may lead to compilation errors.
> ----
> *Additional Info:*
> This issue affects Maven projects that omit an explicit version for Commons
> IO dependencies.
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