Hello Nick I have added
<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId> <executions> <execution> <id>analyze</id> <phase>verify</phase> <goals> <goal>analyze-dep-mgt</goal> </goals> <configuration> <failBuild>true</failBuild> <ignoreDirect>false</ignoreDirect> </configuration> </execution> </executions> </plugin> in the child project which is using the company pom. The build still succeds: [INFO] [dependency:analyze-dep-mgt {execution: analyze}] [INFO] Found Resolved Dependency / DependencyManagement mismatches: [INFO] Dependency: org.json:json:jar [INFO] DepMgt : [1.0.2] [INFO] Resolved: 1.0.2 [INFO] Dependency: commons-lang:commons-lang:jar [INFO] DepMgt : [2.4] [INFO] Resolved: 2.4 [INFO] Dependency: log4j:log4j:jar [INFO] DepMgt : [1.2.14] [INFO] Resolved: 1.2.14 [INFO] Dependency: opensymphony:quartz-all:jar [INFO] DepMgt : [1.6.5] [INFO] Resolved: 1.6.5 [INFO] Dependency: org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server:jar [INFO] DepMgt : [3.0M6] [INFO] Resolved: 3.0M5 [INFO] Dependency: mysql:mysql-connector-java:jar [INFO] DepMgt : [5.0.6] [INFO] Resolved: 5.0.6 [INFO] None [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Focus on the org.apache.cayenne:cayenne-server:jar. In my child project there is: <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cayenne</groupId> <artifactId>cayenne-server</artifactId> <version>[3.0M5]</version> </dependency> and in company pom: <dependencyManagement> <dependency> <groupId>org.apache.cayenne</groupId> <artifactId>cayenne-server</artifactId> <version>[3.0M6]</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </dependencyManagement> I am using Maven 2.2.0: Apache Maven 2.2.0 (r788681; 2009-06-26 15:04:01+0200) Java version: 1.6.0_16 Java home: C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_16\jre Default locale: sl_SI, platform encoding: Cp1250 OS name: "windows xp" version: "5.1" arch: "x86" Family: "windows" What am I missing? I want build to fail if some developer is trying to build an artifact which has version conflict. -Borut 2009/10/20 Nick Stolwijk <nick.stolw...@gmail.com> > That is because you didn't enforce maven to fail the build. Take a look at > the dependencies plugin [1] > > [1] > > http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/analyze-dep-mgt-mojo.html#failBuild > > Hth, > > Nick Stolwijk > ~Java Developer~ > > IPROFS BV. > Claus Sluterweg 125 > 2012 WS Haarlem > http://www.iprofs.nl > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Borut Bolčina <borut.bolc...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > if in parent pom (company POM for example): > > > > <dependencyManagement> > > <dependencies> > > <dependency> > > <groupId>com.acme</groupId> > > <artifactId>coyote-tornado-kit</artifactId> > > <version>[1.0.0]</version> > > </dependency> > > </dependencyManagement> > > > > and in some project: > > > > <dependencies> > > <dependency> > > <groupId>com.acme</groupId> > > <artifactId>coyote-tornado-kit</artifactId> > > <version>[2.0.0]</version> > > </dependency> > > </dependencies> > > > > then I would expect build to fail becouse hard versions are used. Why is > > that not so? > > > > -Borut > > >