The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Maven Archetype, version 3.2.0.
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/ You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration: <plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-archetype-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.2.0</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 3.2.0 ** Bug * [ARCHETYPE-585] - Missing null check causes NullPointerException ** New Feature * [ARCHETYPE-590] - support Reproducible Builds for archetype:jar ** Improvement * [ARCHETYPE-583] - Skip parent non-archetype project when updating local catalog * [ARCHETYPE-586] - make build Reproducible ** Dependency upgrade * [ARCHETYPE-594] - Update easymock * [ARCHETYPE-596] - Update xmlunit Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team