The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Archetype Plugin, version 3.4.0
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>3.4.0</version> </plugin> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/archetype/download.cgi Release Notes https://github.com/apache/maven-archetype/releases/tag/maven-archetype-3.4.0 Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team