How to get the latest RELEASE version of dependencies in maven 3?

Question

I am a JS dev. With NPM you can use wildcard or keyword to tell npm to get the latest minor, major...etc 1.2.x . Is there a way to do this with maven 3 ?

 <properties>
        <artifact.version>1.2.0-RC1</artifact.version>
        <my-dep.version>1.5.0-RC*</my-dep.version>
    </properties>

On build, I would get the latest RC (RC1, RC2...etc) each time I build.

I've found this answer but for Maven 2 : How do I tell Maven to use the latest version of a dependency?

Thanks

Stéphane.

Your linked answer for Maven 2 should also apply for Maven 3, except that `RELEASE` and `LATEST` have been removed. What about an open ended version range like `[1.5.0.RC,)`. — Glains, Jun 11 '18 at 11:09
Should it be [1.5.0.RC,1.6.0), to get only 1.5.0 rc but not upperversion (1.6.0 and 1.6.0rc...etc)? — Stefdelec, Jun 11 '18 at 11:52
Yeah, i havent noticed that you only want a particular release candidate up to a specific version. Then it should be `[1.5.0-RC1,1.6.0)` — Glains, Jun 11 '18 at 12:21
@Stefdelec Any solution for the same? I am facing the same problem on auto update of maven in my MAC. — Suresh Kumar, Jul 24 '18 at 11:00

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 11 '18 at 12:33

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As Glains said in comment, this link is fine for MAVEN 3 How do I tell Maven to use the latest version of a dependency?

Even the RELEASE keyword.

[1.5.0-RC1,1.6.0)

answered Jun 11 '18 at 12:33

Stefdelec

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Note: This only applies to ``. Support for using this kind of wildcard ranges in `` has been removed in 3.x – Philzen Jan 18 '22 at 12:43

How to get the latest RELEASE version of dependencies in maven 3?

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