OK, thanks for the answer. And what about the plugins-section in
org/apache/maven/plugins/maven-metadata.xml? Deprecated as well?

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On Jan 17, 2012 11:39 PM, "Stephen Connolly" <
[email protected]> wrote:

> 1. Both of these tags are deprecated because they are a load of crap
> and useless.
>
> 2. Here is what they mean:
>
>  LATEST => The most recently deployed version
>  RELEASE => The most recently deployed non -SNAPSHOT version
>
> Crappy aren't they!
>
> 3. Versions-maven-plugin does not pay any heed to those two tags
>
> 4. Maven 3.x does not pay any heed to those tags
>
> 5. They were meant for <plugin>s only not regular dependencies.
>
> -Stephen
>
> On 17 January 2012 22:31, Mirko Friedenhagen <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > what is the difference between these two tags?
> >
> > Say I deploy two versions 1.1 and 1.2 in this order. What should I expect
> > for release and latest? My expectation would  be to see 1.2 for both.
> >
> > Say I deploy 1.2 and later on 1.1. Now my expectation would be 1.2 for
> > latest and 1.1 for release.
> >
> > Do plugins like the versions-maven-plugin or requests for LATEST in e.g.
> > Nexus read this information or do they use the "natural" order (1.2 >
> 1.1)
> > for getting latest?
> >
> > Could someone please shed a light :-D .
> >
> > Regards Mirko
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> > https://bitbucket.org/mfriedenhagen/
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