The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Clean Plugin, version 2.6
The Clean Plugin is used when you want to remove files generated at build-time in a project's directory. http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-clean-plugin/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.6</version> </plugin> Release Notes - Maven Clean Plugin - Version 2.6 http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=11214&version=19229 Bug: * [MCLEAN-52] - Use new annotations Improvement: * [MCLEAN-57] - Set prerequisites to Maven 2.2.1 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team Karl-Heinz Marbaise