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Expand Up @@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ Apache Maven

[![Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004](https://img.shields.io/github/license/apache/maven.svg?label=License)][license]
[![Reproducible Builds](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jvm-repo-rebuild/reproducible-central/master/content/org/apache/maven/maven/badge.json)](https://github.com/jvm-repo-rebuild/reproducible-central/blob/master/content/org/apache/maven/maven/README.md)
- [master](https://github.com/apache/maven) = 4.1.x: [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven.svg?label=Maven%20Central)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.maven/apache-maven)
- [4.0.x](https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/maven-4.0.x): [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven.svg?label=Maven%20Central&versionPrefix=4.0)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.maven/apache-maven)
- [3.9.x](https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/maven-3.9.x): [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven.svg?label=Maven%20Central&versionPrefix=3.)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.maven/apache-maven)
[![Jenkins Status](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/s/https/ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/maven-3.9.x.svg?style=flat-square)][build]
[![Jenkins tests](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/t/https/ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/maven-3.9.x.svg?style=flat-square)][test-results]

- [master](https://github.com/apache/maven) = 4.1.x
[![Jenkins Build](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/build?jobUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fci-maven.apache.org%2Fjob%2FMaven%2Fjob%2Fmaven-box%2Fjob%2Fmaven%2Fjob%2Fmaster%2F)][build]
[![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/maven/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)][gh-build]

- [4.0.x](https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/maven-4.0.x):
[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven.svg?label=Maven%20Central&versionPrefix=4.0)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.maven/apache-maven)
[![Jenkins Build](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/build?jobUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fci-maven.apache.org%2Fjob%2FMaven%2Fjob%2Fmaven-box%2Fjob%2Fmaven%2Fjob%2Fmaven-4.0.x%2F)][build-4.0]
[![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/maven/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg?branch=maven-4.0.x)][gh-build-4.0]

- [3.9.x](https://github.com/apache/maven/tree/maven-3.9.x):
[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.apache.maven/apache-maven.svg?label=Maven%20Central&versionPrefix=3.)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/org.apache.maven/apache-maven)
[![Jenkins Build](https://img.shields.io/jenkins/build?jobUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fci-maven.apache.org%2Fjob%2FMaven%2Fjob%2Fmaven-box%2Fjob%2Fmaven%2Fjob%2Fmaven-3.9.x%2F)][build-3.9]
[![Java CI](https://github.com/apache/maven/actions/workflows/maven.yml/badge.svg?branch=maven-3.9.x)][gh-build-3.9]

Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on
the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's
Expand All @@ -42,36 +50,32 @@ the [Maven User List][users-list].

Where can I get the latest release?
-----------------------------------
You can download release source from our [download page][maven-download].
You can download the release source from our [download page][maven-download].

Contributing
------------

If you are interested in the development of Maven, please consult the
documentation first and afterwards you are welcome to join the developers
mailing list to ask question or discuss new ideas / features / bugs etc.
If you are interested in the development of Maven, please consult the
documentation first and afterward you are welcome to join the developers
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please consult the
documentation first and afterward you are welcome to join

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read the documentation and then join

mailing list to ask questions or discuss new ideas/features/bugs etc.

Take a look into the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).

License
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This code is under the [Apache Licence v2][license]
This code is under the [Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004][license].
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I don't know that we need to say "January 2004"

version 2.,0 is enough.


See the `NOTICE` file for required notices and attributions.
See the [`NOTICE`](./NOTICE) file for required notices and attributions.

Donations
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You like Apache Maven? Then [donate back to the ASF](https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html) to support the development.

License
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[Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004][license]
Do you like Apache Maven? Then [donate back to the ASF](https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html) to support the development.
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the development --> its development


Quick Build
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If you want to bootstrap Maven, you'll need:
- Java 1.8+
- Maven 3.6.3 or later
- Maven 3.9.0 or later
- Run Maven, specifying a location into which the completed Maven distro should be installed:
```
mvn -DdistributionTargetDir="$HOME/app/maven/apache-maven-3.9.x-SNAPSHOT" clean package
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[home]: https://maven.apache.org/
[license]: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
[build]: https://ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/maven-3.9.x/
[test-results]: https://ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/maven-3.9.x/lastCompletedBuild/testReport/
[build]: https://ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/master/
[build-4.0]: https://ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/maven-4.0.x/
[build-3.9]: https://ci-maven.apache.org/job/Maven/job/maven-box/job/maven/job/maven-3.9.x/
[gh-build]: https://github.com/apache/maven/actions/workflows/maven.yml?query=branch%3Amaster
[gh-build-4.0]: https://github.com/apache/maven/actions/workflows/maven.yml?query=branch%3Amaven-4.0.x
[gh-build-3.9]: https://github.com/apache/maven/actions/workflows/maven.yml?query=branch%3Amaven-3.9.x
[maven-home]: https://maven.apache.org/
[maven-download]: https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi
[users-list]: https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html
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