maven setting.xml properties can not use in dependency

[吴靖]

hi,everyone
 i use the maven ,but here is the problem,
my maven setting xml file is like this:
 <profile> 
 <id>broada-nexus</id> 
 <properties>
<broada.bsp.gene.version>1.0.0.M1-SNAPSHOT</broada.bsp.gene.version>
 </properties> 
....
</profile> 


and I have active this profile.
I use the property ${broada.bsp.gene.version} in my maven dependency, but error 
comes.It cannot reslove the property;
dose anyone meet this problem before??