The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Plugin Tools, version 3.12.0
The Maven Plugin Tools contains the necessary tools to generate rebarbative content like descriptor, help and documentation. https://maven.apache.org/plugins-tools/index.html You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.12.0</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/plugin-tools/download.html Release Notes - Maven Plugin Tools - Version 3.12.0 ** Improvement * [MPLUGIN-510] - update plugin system requirements history structure * [MPLUGIN-511] - create and share tooling to detect plugin prerequisites history * [MPLUGIN-514] - switch dependency schema from png + imagemap to svg, and update Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team