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Posted to commits@maven.apache.org by sj...@apache.org on 2025/11/01 10:59:47 UTC
(maven-site) branch master updated: Maven 3.8.x - EOL
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new d4fcdbb5 Maven 3.8.x - EOL
d4fcdbb5 is described below
commit d4fcdbb5833723f16871dd6269761ef2e79abfed
Author: Slawomir Jaranowski <s....@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 12 13:19:49 2025 +0200
Maven 3.8.x - EOL
---
content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm | 26 +++++++-------
content/xdoc/download.xml.vm | 71 +++++--------------------------------
pom.xml | 9 -----
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 85 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm b/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
index ed9c59e0..7318e42f 100644
--- a/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
+++ b/content/markdown/docs/history.md.vm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ $b_</td>
#end
The Apache Maven team maintains the last version of the last two series of GA releases.
-The last release is currently ${current39xVersion}, the Apache Maven team project will currently maintain two core versions: **${current39xVersion}** and **${current38xVersion}**.
+The last release is currently **${current39xVersion}**, the Apache Maven team project will currently maintain the latest core versions.
Older versions have reached their end of life and are no longer supported in any way.
This means the Maven team will not provide any bug or security fixes or add new features.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ $esc.h$esc.h Maven 4.0+ (not yet GA)
</table>
-$esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.8.x+
+$esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.9.x+
<table>
<tr><th>Release Date</th>
<th>Version</th>
@@ -117,21 +117,12 @@ $esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.8.x+
#release( "2023-05-11" "3.9.2" "https://lists.apache.org/thread/6bjn6hkwo612qsd9dt6qx4ob9q2q261k" "" "" "" )
#release( "2023-03-14" "3.9.1" "https://lists.apache.org/thread/ppqvkt413fpsyh0kqjcr4dl5vy3m1lgg" "" "" "" )
#release( "2023-01-31" "3.9.0" "https://lists.apache.org/thread/0tfr7t2j2ddbv4gjvxm47yohtk3dg6b3" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2025-06-14" "3.8.9" "announce/202506.mbox/%3C29d7124a-0853-45c4-a163-53cb66aaf9d6@apache.org%3E" "true" "Java 7" "9" )
-#release( "2023-03-08" "3.8.8" "announce/202303.mbox/%3C04b66b57-dc73-8765-0fce-cc72130c3026@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2022-12-24" "3.8.7" "announce/202212.mbox/%3C27650d65-28f1-f3d8-472d-7d1939e1c83f@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2022-06-06" "3.8.6" "announce/202206.mbox/%3C850c94d3-c7d3-81a3-b6e2-5b6f0d268126@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2022-03-05" "3.8.5" "announce/202203.mbox/%3Cb5eab336-e5ba-73bb-1c0c-d063d919ce4d@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2021-11-14" "3.8.4" "announce/202111.mbox/%3C55867acd-a5d4-6f42-ef39-c82a4bcd9062@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2021-09-27" "3.8.3" "announce/202110.mbox/%3C8bf4d8cb-6a12-4423-f913-24ca2351b325@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2021-08-04" "3.8.2" "announce/202108.mbox/%3C85a7a3d4-c4ae-8e1e-f5c4-832017b79ca3@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
-#release( "2021-04-04" "3.8.1" "announce/202104.mbox/%3CMailbird-0918dc43-dc18-4008-b83b-8bc8b1528177%40apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
</table>
-$esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.6.x and before
+$esc.h$esc.h Maven 3.8.x and before
-<p>Maven 3.6.3 and before has now reached its end of life and is no longer supported in any way.
+<p>Maven 3.8.9 and before has now reached its end of life and is no longer supported in any way.
New plugin releases will require Maven 3.6.3 or later.
The following information is made available for reference.</p>
@@ -142,6 +133,15 @@ The following information is made available for reference.</p>
<th>Links</th>
</tr>
+#release( "2025-06-14" "3.8.9" "announce/202506.mbox/%3C29d7124a-0853-45c4-a163-53cb66aaf9d6@apache.org%3E" "true" "Java 7" "9" )
+#release( "2023-03-08" "3.8.8" "announce/202303.mbox/%3C04b66b57-dc73-8765-0fce-cc72130c3026@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2022-12-24" "3.8.7" "announce/202212.mbox/%3C27650d65-28f1-f3d8-472d-7d1939e1c83f@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2022-06-06" "3.8.6" "announce/202206.mbox/%3C850c94d3-c7d3-81a3-b6e2-5b6f0d268126@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2022-03-05" "3.8.5" "announce/202203.mbox/%3Cb5eab336-e5ba-73bb-1c0c-d063d919ce4d@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2021-11-14" "3.8.4" "announce/202111.mbox/%3C55867acd-a5d4-6f42-ef39-c82a4bcd9062@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2021-09-27" "3.8.3" "announce/202110.mbox/%3C8bf4d8cb-6a12-4423-f913-24ca2351b325@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2021-08-04" "3.8.2" "announce/202108.mbox/%3C85a7a3d4-c4ae-8e1e-f5c4-832017b79ca3@apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
+#release( "2021-04-04" "3.8.1" "announce/202104.mbox/%3CMailbird-0918dc43-dc18-4008-b83b-8bc8b1528177%40apache.org%3E" "" "" "" )
#release( "2019-11-25" "3.6.3" "announce/201911.mbox/%3CMailbird-b8a76b15-cad9-4f81-b834-17c4e8b4d6b8%40apache.org%3E" "true" "Java 7" "13" )
#release( "2019-08-27" "3.6.2" "announce/201909.mbox/%3CCACcefgc8DBFwq5vQ7EuZNGSeBxemz6Hd_2n%3DMV9T%3DpYgdUM5EA%40mail.gmail.com%3E" "" "" "" )
#release( "2019-04-04" "3.6.1" "announce/201904.mbox/%3Cop.zz6k0iklkdkhrr%40desktop-2khsk44.dynamic.ziggo.nl%3E" "" "" "" )
diff --git a/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm b/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm
index 2dd6b01c..dcd2f55f 100644
--- a/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm
+++ b/content/xdoc/download.xml.vm
@@ -112,9 +112,16 @@ under the License.
<li><a href="./scm.html">latest source code from source repository</a></li>
<li>Distributed under the <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/">Apache License, version 2.0</a></li>
<li>other:<ul>
- <li><a href="[preferred]maven/">All current release sources (plugins, shared libraries,...) available at https://downloads.apache.org/maven/</a></li>
+ <li>All current release sources (plugins, shared libraries,...) available at <a href="[preferred]maven/">[preferred]maven/</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>
+
+ <p>It is strongly recommended to use the latest release version of Apache Maven to take advantage of newest features and bug fixes.</p>
+
+ <p>If you still want to use an old version, you can find more information in the
+ <a href="./docs/history.html">Maven Releases History</a> and can download files from
+ the <a href="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/">Maven 3 archives</a> for versions 3.0.4+
+ and <a href="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/binaries/">legacy archives</a> for earlier releases.</p>
</subsection>
<subsection name="Maven Daemon">
@@ -208,68 +215,6 @@ under the License.
</section>
<section name="Other Releases">
- <p>It is strongly recommended to use the latest release version of Apache Maven to take advantage of newest features and bug fixes.</p>
-
- <p>If you still want to use an old version, you can find more information in the
- <a href="./docs/history.html">Maven Releases History</a> and can download files from
- the <a href="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/">Maven 3 archives</a> for versions 3.0.4+
- and <a href="https://archive.apache.org/dist/maven/binaries/">legacy archives</a> for earlier releases.</p>
-
- <subsection name="Previous Stable 3.8.x Release">
- <p>Apache Maven ${current38xVersion} is the previous stable minor release for all users.</p>
- <p>
- <table>
- <tr>
- <td><b>Java Development Kit (JDK)</b></td>
- <td>Maven 3.8+ requires JDK 1.7 or above to execute. It still allows you to build against 1.3 and other JDK versions
- <a href="/guides/mini/guide-using-toolchains.html">by using toolchains</a>.</td>
- </tr>
- </table>
- </p>
- <p>Maven is distributed in several formats for your convenience. Simply pick a
- ready-made binary distribution archive and follow the <a href="./install.html">
- installation instructions.</a>
- Use a source archive if you intend to build Maven yourself.</p>
- <p>
- In order to guard against corrupted downloads/installations, it is highly recommended to
- <a href="https://www.apache.org/info/verification.html">verify the signature</a>
- of the release bundles against the public <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/KEYS">KEYS</a> used by the Apache Maven
- developers.</p>
- <table>
- <thead>
- <tr>
- <th>Format</th>
- <th>Binary (Checksum, Signature)</th>
- <th>Source (Checksum, Signature)</th>
- </tr>
- </thead>
- <tbody>
- <tr>
- <td>tar.gz archives</td>
- <td>Binary <a href="[preferred]maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/binaries/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.tar.gz">apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.tar.gz</a>
- (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/binaries/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
- <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/binaries/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
- <td>Source <a href="[preferred]maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/source/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.tar.gz">apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.tar.gz</a>
- (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/source/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.tar.gz.sha512">sha512</a>,
- <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/source/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.tar.gz.asc">asc</a>)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td>zip archives</td>
- <td>Binary <a href="[preferred]maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/binaries/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.zip">apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.zip</a>
- (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/binaries/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
- <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/binaries/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-bin.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
- <td>Source <a href="[preferred]maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/source/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.zip">apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.zip</a>
- (<a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/source/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.zip.sha512">sha512</a>,
- <a href="https://downloads.apache.org/maven/maven-3/${current38xVersion}/source/apache-maven-${current38xVersion}-src.zip.asc">asc</a>)</td>
- </tr>
- </tbody>
- </table>
- <ul>
- <li>${current38xVersion} <a href="./docs/${current38xVersion}/release-notes.html">Release Notes</a> and
- <a href="./ref/${current38xVersion}/">Release Reference Documentation</a></li>
- <li>Distributed under the <a href="https://www.apache.org/licenses/">Apache License, version 2.0</a></li>
- </ul>
- </subsection>
<subsection name="Preview 4.x Release">
<p>Maven 4.x is currently under development, so while we are encouraging users to try it and report any issue, it is NOT safe for production use.</p>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 69e3bc6e..515a7261 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,17 +60,8 @@
<currentStableVersionDetails>3e54c93a704957b63ee3494413a2b544fd3d825b</currentStableVersionDetails>
<current4xVersion>4.0.0-rc-4</current4xVersion>
<current39xVersion>3.9.11</current39xVersion>
- <current38xVersion>3.8.9</current38xVersion>
- <current36xVersion>3.6.3</current36xVersion>
- <current35xVersion>3.5.4</current35xVersion>
- <current33xVersion>3.3.9</current33xVersion>
- <current32xVersion>3.2.5</current32xVersion>
- <current31xVersion>3.1.1</current31xVersion>
- <current30xVersion>3.0.5</current30xVersion>
<currentMvnd1xVersion>1.0.3</currentMvnd1xVersion>
<currentMvnd2xVersion>2.0.0-rc-3</currentMvnd2xVersion>
- <currentAntTasksVersion>2.1.3</currentAntTasksVersion>
- <currentAntTasksReleaseDate>2011-04-17</currentAntTasksReleaseDate>
<versions2x>2.2.1,2.2.0,2.1.0,2.0.11,2.0.10,2.0.9,2.0.8,2.0.7,2.0.6,2.0.5,2.0.4,2.0.3,2.0.2,2.0.1,2.0</versions2x>
<versions3x>3.9.11,3.9.10,3.9.9,3.9.8,3.9.7,3.9.6,3.9.5,3.9.4,3.9.3,3.9.2,3.9.1,3.9.0,3.8.9,3.8.8,3.8.7,3.8.6,3.8.5,3.8.4,3.8.3,3.8.2,3.8.1,3.6.3,3.6.2,3.6.1,3.6.0,3.5.4,3.5.3,3.5.2,3.5.0,3.5.0-beta-1,3.5.0-alpha-1,3.3.9,3.3.3,3.3.1,3.2.5,3.2.3,3.2.2,3.2.1,3.1.1,3.1.0,3.1.0-alpha-1,3.0.5,3.0.4,3.0.3,3.0.2,3.0.1,3.0,3.0-beta-3,3.0-beta-2,3.0-beta-1,3.0-alpha-7,3.0-alpha-6,3.0-alpha-5,3.0-alpha-4,3.0-alpha-3</versions3x>
<version4x>4.0.0-rc-3,4.0.0-rc-2,4.0.0-rc-1,4.0.0-beta-5,4.0.0-beta-4,4.0.0-beta-3,4.0.0-alpha-13,4.0.0-alpha-12,4.0.0-alpha-10,4.0.0-alpha-9,4.0.0-alpha-8,4.0.0-alpha-7,4.0.0-alpha-5,4.0.0-alpha-4,4.0.0-alpha-3,4.0.0-alpha-2</version4x>