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new 9ab20e90 Maven 3.9.0 as minimum requirements for ASF plugins (#1456)
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commit 9ab20e9048b7a3b3ae80df5c433e374549aabbd5
Author: Slawomir Jaranowski <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Nov 14 06:36:17 2025 +0100
Maven 3.9.0 as minimum requirements for ASF plugins (#1456)
---
content/markdown/developers/compatibility-plan.md | 1 +
content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/markdown/developers/compatibility-plan.md
b/content/markdown/developers/compatibility-plan.md
index e32c4721..9e9667a7 100644
--- a/content/markdown/developers/compatibility-plan.md
+++ b/content/markdown/developers/compatibility-plan.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Consolidated view for all LATEST plugins release is visible
in a [daily generate
- In March 2023, Maven before 3.2.5 has been [marked as
EOL](/docs/history.html#Maven_3.8.x_and_before), meaning that plugins should
use 3.2.5 as minimum
- In April 2023, Maven before 3.6.3 has been [marked as
EOL](/docs/history.html#Maven_3.8.x_and_before), meaning that plugins should
use 3.6.3 as minimum
- In February 2024, Maven 4 after 4.0.0-alpha-12 will require Java 17 (as per
[vote on the Mailing
List](https://lists.apache.org/thread/bfkvvjftrxypp06yj8zj919fcz0dt2zt)).
+- In October 2025, Maven before 3.8.3 has been [marked as
EOL](/docs/history.html#Maven_3.8.x_and_before),
[PR#842](https://github.com/apache/maven-site/pull/842) meaning that plugins
should use 3.9.0 as minimum (as per [Mailing
List](https://lists.apache.org/thread/s2dvm1jg37vhrkkkplfknk494c68zfyv))
## Context
diff --git a/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
b/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
index 5ac6ff2c..569ebc84 100644
--- a/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
+++ b/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Older versions have reached their end of life and are no
longer supported in any
This means the Maven team will not provide any bug or security fixes or add
new features.
Note: Maven does not differentiate between "end of life" (EOL) and "end of
support" (EOS), but only uses the term "end of life".
-Currently, plugins provide Maven API compatibility down to **3.6.3**. See
[Maven Plugins Compatibility Plan](/developers/compatibility-plan.html) for
more details.
+Currently, plugins provide Maven API compatibility down to **3.9.0**. See
[Maven Plugins Compatibility Plan](/developers/compatibility-plan.html) for
more details.
$esc.h$esc.h Maven 4.0+ (not yet GA)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ $esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.9.x+
$esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.8.x and before
<p>Maven 3.8.9 and before has now reached its end of life and is no longer
supported in any way.
-New plugin releases will require Maven 3.6.3 or later.
+New plugin releases will require Maven 3.9.0 or later.
The following information is made available for reference.</p>
<table>
