How do I force Maven to use maven-install-plugin version 2.5?

Question

I want to install few jars to my local maven repo with maven-install-plugin. My maven 3.2.1 installation uses version 2.4 of this plugin which requires a lot of parameters to specify. I would like to use version 2.5 that requires less parameters, as mentioned on http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-install-plugin/usage.html. If I run mvn install:install-file from the folder that has a pom.xml file with the following, then it uses version 2.5:

<pluginManagement>
 <plugins>
   <plugin>
       <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
       <version>2.5</version>
   </plugin>
 </plugins>

Otherwise, it still uses the old plugin. How do I force Maven to use maven-install-plugin version 2.5 (if I run install-file from any folder)?

P.S. How to install third party source and javadoc JARs? does not contain the answer.

I've added to my post more xml nodes from the pom. The other pom settings are generic. — Alexander, Aug 06 '14 at 08:42
Use version in the command `mvn groupId:artifactId:version:goal`. — Aleksandr M, Aug 06 '14 at 09:02
You have to specify the plugin not in `` tag. Instead it should be in your `` tag. — Zarathustra, Aug 06 '14 at 09:39
@Zarathustra Actually, my question is how to set the version of the plugin globally, not in one of the build files. — Alexander, Aug 08 '14 at 07:19
Run `mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.5:install-file`. — Aleksandr M, Aug 08 '14 at 08:47
possible duplicate of [How to install third party source and javadoc JARs?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6633664/how-to-install-third-party-source-and-javadoc-jars) — pjanssen, Jul 10 '15 at 15:18

pjanssen · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10T07:40:37.933

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Answered in comments:

Run mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.5:install-file. – Aleksandr M Aug 8 '14 at 8:47

Clarification:

Aleksandr M means that this is possible using the install-file goal of the maven-install-plugin. This requires you to specify the file to be installed using the -file flag. This is explained in more detail in the maven documentation.

edited Jan 10 '17 at 07:40

answered Jul 10 '15 at 15:15

pjanssen

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 26 '18 at 08:51

Another alternative is to declare maven-install-plugin with 2.5.x version inside project's pom.xml -

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.5.2</version>
            <executions>
                <execution>
                    <id>default-install</id>
                    <phase>install</phase>
                    <goals>
                        <goal>install</goal>
                    </goals>
                </execution>
            </executions>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

How do I force Maven to use maven-install-plugin version 2.5?

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