3.9.7

Release Notes - Maven - Version 3.9.7

Bug

• [MNG-8106] - Maven Metadata corruption if repository directory role overlaps
• [MNG-8121] - NullPointerException at org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.metadata.Metadata.merge (Metadata.java:293)

New Feature

• [MNG-5726] - Update OS Activation To Allow Wildcards In OS Version
• [MNG-8030] - Backport: Add ability to ignore dependency repositories: mvn -itr

Improvement

• [MNG-8019] - Streamline update policy of pluginRepository/repository of Maven Central in Super POM
• [MNG-8029] - improve documentation of mirror in settings
• [MNG-8031] - Backport: Make Maven transfer listener used with Resolver more concurrent friendly
• [MNG-8081] - default profile activation should consider available system and user properties
• [MNG-8085] - swtich from png+imagemap to svg
• [MNG-8117] - Improve prerequisite evaluation and plugin version selection logging

Task

• [MNG-7309] - Remove redundant MojoDescriptor parameterMap
• [MNG-8011] - Minimize and make generic the README.txt
• [MNG-8055] - Investigate possible solutions for build number diffs on deploy

Dependency upgrade

• [MNG-8094] - Resolver 1.9.19
• [MNG-8100] - Upgrade default plugin bindings
• [MNG-8101] - Upgrade Parent to 42
• [MNG-8109] - Resolver 1.9.20
• [MNG-8115] - Upgrade minimal set of dependencies
• [MNG-8125] - (build) Bump buildhelper-maven-plugin to 3.6.0 (was 3.4.0)
• [MNG-8126] - Bump logback classic to 1.2.13 (was 1.2.12)
• [MNG-8127] - Bump guava to 33.2.0-jre

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What's Changed

• [MNG-6776] Inconsistent list of parameters for MojoDescriptor (#584) by @michael-o in #1361
• [MNG-8055] Ability to force build number by @cstamas in #1415
• [MNG-8029] improve documentation about mirror settings by @hboutemy in #1395
• MNG-8019 streamline central update policy by @kwin in #1381
• MNG-5726 (backport for Maven 3.9) by @kwin in #1431
• [MNG-4840] document requiredMavenVersion in plugin descriptor by @hboutemy in #1444
• [MNG-8085] switch png+imagemap to svg by @hboutemy in #1452
• [MNG-4840] fix requiredMavenVersion description #1444 by @hboutemy in #1456
• [MNG-6399] Lift JDK minimum to JDK 8 by @turbanoff in #1382
• Update GitHub actions to v4 by @slawekjaranowski in #1472
• [MNG-8101] Upgrade Parent to 42 by @slawekjaranowski in #1473
• [MNG-8100] Upgrade default plugin bindings by @slawekjaranowski in #1474
• [MNG-8031] Backport concurrent friendly transport listener by @cstamas in #1471
• [MNG-8030] Backport itr: ignore transitive repositories by @cstamas in #1469
• [MNG-8011] Neuter the README by @cstamas in #1470
• [MNG-8094] Resolver 1.9.19 by @cstamas in #1468
• [3.9.x][MNG-8106] Fix metadata merge by @cstamas in #1480
• [3.9.x][MNG-8109] Resolver 1.9.20 by @cstamas in #1490
• [MNG-8081] Interpolate available properties during default profile selection (Maven 3.9.x) by @mbenson in #1447
• [3.9.x][MNG-8117] Backport to Maven 3.9.x by @cstamas in #1505
• [MNG-8115] Upgrade dependencies by @slachiewicz in #1496
• [MNG-8121] Fix NPE in metadata merge by @cstamas in #1508
• [MNG-8126] Mild updates by @cstamas in #1533

New Contributors

• @turbanoff made their first contribution in #1382

Full Changelog: maven-3.9.6...maven-3.9.7