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Upgrade Maven dependency version

org.openrewrite.maven.UpgradeDependencyVersion

Upgrade the version of a dependency by specifying a group and (optionally) an artifact using Node Semver advanced range selectors, allowing more precise control over version updates to patch or minor releases.

Recipe source​

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Apache License Version 2.0.

Options​

TypeNameDescriptionExample
StringgroupIdThe first part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION. This can be a glob expression.com.fasterxml.jackson*
StringartifactIdThe second part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION. This can be a glob expression.jackson-module*
StringnewVersionAn exact version number or node-style semver selector used to select the version number. You can also use latest.release for the latest available version and latest.patch if the current version is a valid semantic version. For more details, you can look at the documentation page of version selectors29.X
StringversionPatternOptional. Allows version selection to be extended beyond the original Node Semver semantics. So for example,Setting 'newVersion' to "25-29" can be paired with a metadata pattern of "-jre" to select Guava 29.0-jre-jre
BooleanoverrideManagedVersionOptional. This flag can be set to explicitly override a managed dependency's version. The default for this flag is false.
ListretainVersionsOptional. Accepts a list of GAVs. For each GAV, if it is a project direct dependency, and it is removed from dependency management after the changes from this recipe, then it will be retained with an explicit version. The version can be omitted from the GAV to use the old value from dependency managementcom.jcraft:jsch

Examples​

Example 1​
Parameters​
ParameterValue
groupIdorg.junit.jupiter
artifactIdjunit-jupiter-api
newVersion5.7.2
versionPatternnull
overrideManagedVersionnull
retainVersionsnull
Before​
pom.xml
<project>
    <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
    <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
    <version>1</version>
    <dependencyManagement>
        <dependencies>
            <dependency>
                <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
                <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
                <version>5.6.2</version>
                <scope>test</scope>
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>
    </dependencyManagement>
</project>
After​
pom.xml
<project>
    <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
    <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
    <version>1</version>
    <dependencyManagement>
        <dependencies>
            <dependency>
                <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
                <artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
                <version>5.7.2</version>
                <scope>test</scope>
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>
    </dependencyManagement>
</project>
Example 2​
Parameters​
ParameterValue
groupIdorg.springframework.cloud
artifactIdspring-cloud-config-dependencies
newVersion3.1.4
versionPatternnull
overrideManagedVersiontrue
retainVersionsCollections.singletonList("com.jcraft:jsch")
Before​
pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>org.sample</groupId>
  <artifactId>sample</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
      <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-cloud-config-dependencies</artifactId>
        <version>3.1.2</version>
        <type>pom</type>
        <scope>import</scope>
      </dependency>
    </dependencies>
  </dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.jcraft</groupId>
      <artifactId>jsch</artifactId>
      <version>0.1.55</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>
After​
pom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
  <groupId>org.sample</groupId>
  <artifactId>sample</artifactId>
  <version>1.0.0</version>
  <dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
      <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-cloud-config-dependencies</artifactId>
        <version>3.1.4</version>
        <type>pom</type>
        <scope>import</scope>
      </dependency>
    </dependencies>
  </dependencyManagement>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.jcraft</groupId>
      <artifactId>jsch</artifactId>
      <version>0.1.55</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>

Usage​

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly (unless you are running them via the Moderne CLI). To activate this recipe you must create a new recipe which fills in the required parameters. In your rewrite.yml create a new recipe with a unique name. For example: com.yourorg.UpgradeDependencyVersionExample. Here's how you can define and customize such a recipe within your rewrite.yml:

rewrite.yml
---
type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
name: com.yourorg.UpgradeDependencyVersionExample
displayName: Upgrade Maven dependency version example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.maven.UpgradeDependencyVersion:
      groupId: com.fasterxml.jackson*
      artifactId: jackson-module*
      newVersion: 29.X
      versionPattern: '-jre'
      retainVersions: com.jcraft:jsch

Now that com.yourorg.UpgradeDependencyVersionExample has been defined, activate it in your build file:

  1. Add the following to your pom.xml file:
pom.xml
<project>
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.openrewrite.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>rewrite-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>6.8.0</version>
        <configuration>
          <exportDatatables>true</exportDatatables>
          <activeRecipes>
            <recipe>com.yourorg.UpgradeDependencyVersionExample</recipe>
          </activeRecipes>
        </configuration>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>
  1. Run mvn rewrite:run to run the recipe.

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Data Tables​

Maven metadata failures​

org.openrewrite.maven.table.MavenMetadataFailures

Attempts to resolve maven metadata that failed.

Column NameDescription
Group idThe groupId of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Artifact idThe artifactId of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
VersionThe version of the artifact for which the metadata download failed.
Maven repositoryThe URL of the Maven repository that the metadata download failed on.
SnapshotsDoes the repository support snapshots.
ReleasesDoes the repository support releases.
FailureThe reason the metadata download failed.