The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Archetype Plugin, version 3.3.1
The Archetype Plugin allows the user to create a Maven project from an existing template called an archetype. It also allows the user to create an archetype from an existing project. https://maven.apache.org/archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/index.html You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.3.1</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/archetype/download.cgi Release Notes - Maven Archetype - Version 3.3.1 ** Bug * [ARCHETYPE-574] - Integration testing ignores default values * [ARCHETYPE-679] - groovy.text.SimpleTemplateEngine Not Found * [ARCHETYPE-681] - [REGRESSION] Output from archetype verification is no longer logged * [ARCHETYPE-683] - [REGRESSION] groovy.json.JsonOutput not found * [ARCHETYPE-684] - Not providing a directory element in the fileset results in a null directory instead * [ARCHETYPE-685] - Fix namespace in modello models * [ARCHETYPE-688] - Incompatibities with Velocity in Archetypes * [ARCHETYPE-689] - Archetype Plugin 3.3.0 introduced incompatibilities * [ARCHETYPE-690] - Install archetype-packaging for ITs ** Improvement * [ARCHETYPE-676] - A non-parsable archetype-catalog.xml does not result in an warning or error * [ARCHETYPE-680] - Integration test should report ERROR instead of WARNING when failing ** Dependency upgrade * [ARCHETYPE-686] - Bump org.apache.velocity:velocity-engine-core from 2.3 to 2.4.1 * [ARCHETYPE-687] - Bump org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-velocity from 2.1.0 to 2.2.0 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team