[mojo-user] versions-maven-plugin: Advancing dependency versions

[Reto Gmür]

Hello,

Looking at the matrix on
http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/examples/advancing-dependency-versions.html
I understand that use-next-releases goal does not modify release
dependencies. However running

mvn org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.1:use-latest-releases
-DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DexcludeReactor=false

result to the following change in the dependencies sections of a pom

        <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-            <version>2.9.1</version>
+            <version>2.11.0</version>
         </dependency>

Running:

mvn org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.1:use-latest-versions
-DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DexcludeReactor=false

Does exactly the same changes as when using the use-latest-releases goal.

Snapshot dependencies are left unmodified,even though a released version is
available. For example:

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.clerezza.ext</groupId>
            <artifactId>org.apache.jena.jena-tdb</artifactId>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
            <version>1.0.0_1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.clerezza</groupId>
            <artifactId>rdf.jena.tdb.storage</artifactId>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
            <version>0.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
        </dependency>

I'm using maven 3.2.1 but I've also tried 2.2.1.

Am I misunderstanding something or using it wrongly?

Cheers,
Reto