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Asked: 2026-05-27T07:27:46+00:00

Is it possible to create a release candidate from my current maven project without

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Is it possible to create a release candidate from my current maven project without changing the version number in the pom.xml?

I just want to build a new maven artifact form my project with a specific version number.

For example: my current pom.xml has the version ‘0.0.1’. I have called mvn install to create the artifact in my local repository. Now I would like to create a second artifact with the version ‘0.0.1-RC1’

Is this possible from the mvn command line without changing the version number in my pom.xml?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I would advice against your suggestion of not changing the version number. One of the Maven’s benefits is to keep your releases in sequence, i.e. after you have made your ‘0.0.1-RC1’ candidate you will continue to work on the ‘0.0.1-RC2-SNAPSHOT’ version (which may result in a ‘0.0.1-RELEASE’).

    That said, you don’t have to change the version number manually. The Maven Release Plugin offers great help with this with commands such as mvn release:prepare and mvn release:perform. Also read the Maven build versions in the Maven reference manual. You may also find the discussion about Maven version scheme interesting.

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