The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Software Foundation Parent POM Version, version 34
https://maven.apache.org/pom/asf/ You should specify the version in your project as parent like the following: <parent> <groupId>org.apache</groupId> <artifactId>apache</artifactId> <version>34</version> </parent> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: http://maven.apache.org/pom/asf/download.html Release Notes https://github.com/apache/maven-apache-parent/releases/tag/apache-34 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team