[ANN] Apache Maven EAR Version 3.0.1 Released

[Karl Heinz Marbaise <kh...@apache.org>]

The Apache Maven team is pleased to announce the release of the 
Apache Maven EAR Plugin Version 3.0.1

This plugin generates Java EE Enterprise Archive (EAR) file. It can also generate the deployment descriptor file (e.g. application.xml).
 
https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-ear-plugin/

Important Note since 3.0.1:

 * Maven 3.X only
 * JDK 7 minimum requirement

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:
 
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>3.0.1</version>
</plugin>

You can download the appropriate sources etc. from the download page:
 
https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-ear-plugin/download.cgi
 
Release Notes Maven EAR Plugin 3.0.1

https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=12317422&version=12342882

Improvements:

 * [MEAR-265] - Add documentation information for GitHub
 * [MEAR-266] - Upgrade mave-surefire/failsafe-plugin 2.21.0

Dependency upgrade:

 * [MEAR-268] - Upgrade plexus-archiver to 3.6.0

Enjoy,
 
-The Apache Maven team