Super POM
All models implicitly inherit from a super-POM:
<project> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <repositories> <repository> <id>central</id> <name>Central Repository</name> <url>http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url> <layout>default</layout> <snapshots> <enabled>false</enabled> </snapshots> </repository> </repositories> <pluginRepositories> <pluginRepository> <id>central</id> <name>Central Repository</name> <url>http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url> <layout>default</layout> <snapshots> <enabled>false</enabled> </snapshots> <releases> <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy> </releases> </pluginRepository> </pluginRepositories> <build> <directory>${project.basedir}/target</directory> <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes</outputDirectory> <finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</finalName> <testOutputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/test-classes</testOutputDirectory> <sourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/java</sourceDirectory> <scriptSourceDirectory>src/main/scripts</scriptSourceDirectory> <testSourceDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/test/java</testSourceDirectory> <resources> <resource> <directory>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources</directory> </resource> </resources> <testResources> <testResource> <directory>${project.basedir}/src/test/resources</directory> </testResource> </testResources> <pluginManagement> <!-- NOTE: These plugins will be removed from future versions of the super POM --> <!-- They are kept for the moment as they are very unlikely to conflict with lifecycle mappings (MNG-4453) --> <plugins> <plugin> <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.3</version> </plugin> <plugin> <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.2-beta-5</version> </plugin> <plugin> <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.1</version> </plugin> <plugin> <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.0</version> </plugin> </plugins> </pluginManagement> </build> <reporting> <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/site</outputDirectory> </reporting> <profiles> <!-- NOTE: The release profile will be removed from future versions of the super POM --> <profile> <id>release-profile</id> <activation> <property> <name>performRelease</name> <value>true</value> </property> </activation> <build> <plugins> <plugin> <inherited>true</inherited> <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId> <executions> <execution> <id>attach-sources</id> <goals> <goal>jar</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> </plugin> <plugin> <inherited>true</inherited> <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId> <executions> <execution> <id>attach-javadocs</id> <goals> <goal>jar</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> </plugin> <plugin> <inherited>true</inherited> <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <updateReleaseInfo>true</updateReleaseInfo> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> </build> </profile> </profiles> </project>