If you don’t configure a specific version in your pom for one of the standard plugins, Maven will use the version specified in the default lifecycle bindings.
For example Maven 3.3.3, defaults to maven-compiler-plugin 3.1: https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/maven-3.3.3/maven-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/plexus/default-bindings.xml#L117 The default bindings are not always updated to the most recent releases, it depends how long they’ve been available and whether there’s a pressing need to update. Also since people might use different versions of Maven to build your project, best practise is to always define the versions of plugins in your pom: https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-configuring-plugins.html#Introduction (see “important note”) which makes builds more reproducible in the future. HTH On Wednesday, 5 August 2015 at 16:11, Ron Wheeler wrote: > Can you see where the compiler plugin is added to your build? > Parent pom, project pom > > Does this help. > https://maven.apache.org/pom.html#Plugin_Management > > On 05/08/2015 10:58 AM, sreya...@yahoo.com.INVALID > (mailto:sreya...@yahoo.com.INVALID) wrote: > > I downloaded the latest version of Maven from their site and am using it in > > Eclipse. But it seems my maven-compiler-plugin is out of date ie. version > > 3.1 while according to this page the most recent version is 3.3. First of > > all if I am using the latest version of maven why do I have to use an > > outdated plugin ? Secondly why is it out of date ? I looked up the > > Super-POM and nothing about the compiler plugin was referenced there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > Sreyan Chakravarty > > > > > > -- > Ron Wheeler > President > Artifact Software Inc > email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com (mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com) > skype: ronaldmwheeler > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > (mailto:users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org) > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > (mailto:users-h...@maven.apache.org) > >
