Must have artifact plugin v1.3 installed to use this version of the jar plugin. Try: maven plugin:download -DgroupId=maven -DartifactId=maven-artifact-plugin -Dversion=1.3 You must define currentVersion in your POM. Warning: shortDescription is greater than 49 characters - trimming for specification title. ${maven.jar.manifest.attributes.list} ${maven.jar.manifest.groups.list} ${groupAttributes} DEPRECATED: jar:snapshot is deprecated Building snapshot JAR: ${maven.final.name}