I have found several issues like: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MOJO-1118
But I am NOT able to find a working solution. The basic fact is that as soon as I add the <artifactId>maven-dashboard-plugin</artifactId> and try to run dashboard:dashboard, I get this error: *These will use the artifact files already in the core ClassRealm instead, to allow them to be included in PluginDescriptor.getArtifacts(). [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ERROR] FATAL ERROR [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] null Invalid class loader hierarchy. You have more than one version of 'org.apache.commons.logging.Log' visible, which is not allowed. [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [DEBUG] Trace java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at org.codehaus.mojo.dashboard.report.plugin.hibernate.HibernateServiceImpl.initialize(HibernateServiceImpl.java:116) * Help would be appreciated to get the dashboard working --- Thank You… Mick Knutson, President BASE Logic, Inc. Enterprise Architecture, Design, Mentoring & Agile Consulting p. (866) BLiNC-411: (254-6241-1) f. (415) 685-4233 Website: http://baselogic.com Linked IN: http://linkedin.com/in/mickknutson Vacation Rental: http://tahoe.baselogic.com ---