Maven Plugins Compatibility Plan

Scope

This page describes the system requirements plan, which consists of:

minimum Java runtime prerequisite for Maven plugins, which can be extended to shared components,
minimum Maven runtime prerequisite for plugins.

Such requirements are displayed as "System Requirements" in every plugin info report (see this example).

Consolidated view for all LATEST plugins release is visible in a daily generated report.

Until 2012, Maven 2.2.1 + Java 5 prerequisites, with plugins versions in 2.x
Since 2012, Maven 3.0 + Java 7 prerequisites, with plugins in 3.x.y
Since June 2020, Maven Plugin API used by plugins >= 3.1.0 + Java 8 prerequisites Technical details
In March 2023, Maven before 3.2.5 has been marked as EOL, meaning that plugins should use 3.2.5 as minimum
In April 2023, Maven before 3.6.3 has been marked as EOL, meaning that plugins should use 3.6.3 as minimum
In February 2024, Maven 4 after 4.0.0-alpha-12 will require Java 17 (as per vote on the Mailing List).