The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the Maven Parent POMs Version 39.
Maven Parent POMs include Maven Parent POM itself, but also Maven Plugins Parent POM, Maven Shared Components Parent POM, Maven Skins Parent POM and Maven Doxia Tools Parent POM. https://maven.apache.org/pom/maven/ You should specify the version in your project as parent like the following: <parent> <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId> <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId> <version>39</version> </parent> You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page: https://maven.apache.org/pom/maven/download.html Release Notes - Maven POMs - Version MAVEN-39 ** Bug * [MPOM-371] - Fix checkstyle configuration * [MPOM-376] - Spotless importOrder should be taken into consideration ** Improvement * [MPOM-370] - Document "format" profile * [MPOM-373] - Execute spotless before rat * [MPOM-377] - Add space before close empty elements in poms * [MPOM-384] - Allow to override streamLogsOnFailures parameter for m-invoker-p Enjoy, -The Apache Maven team