How do I upgrade the version of a maven plugin?

Question

I am using the maven-ear-plugin version 2.3.1 - I know there is a new version available: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-ear-plugin/

I can\'t work out how to upgra

Answer 1

The default plugin versions are inherited from the Super POM, and you can check them with mvn help:effective-pom.

If you want to override the version provided there, add this to your POM:

  
    
      
        maven-ear-plugin
        2.3.1
      
    
  

Replace the version with what you need.