Specify dependency version for Maven Archetype plugin -

i working maven 3.3.3, mvn.bat file has been removed. recommended , way run maven through mvn.cmd file.

i using custom archetype calls maven-invoker plugin operation. note invoker plugin dependency of maven archetype plugin.

on archetype:generate, invoker called , throws error :

error configuring command-line. reason: maven executable not found at: <maven_path>\bin\mvn.bat

this issue seems have been fixed release 2.2 of invoker, last version of maven-archetype-plugin still uses old version of it.

how can specify, in archetype's pom, version of invoker plugin use ?

for now, i've tried configure plugin adding code archetype's pom file, had no effect, , didn't fixed error.

<plugin>     <groupid>org.apache.maven.archetype</groupid>     <artifactid>maven-archetype</artifactid>     <version>2.4</version>     <dependencies>         <dependency>             <groupid>org.apache.maven.shared</groupid>             <artifactid>maven-invoker</artifactid>             <version>2.2</version>         </dependency>     </dependencies> </plugin> 

edit 1 : here's filtered stack trace.

[info] invoking post-archetype-generation goals: com.company.my-custom-maven-plugin:uuid-generator [info] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [info] build failure [info] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [info] total time: 2.777 s [info] finished at: 2016-02-08t15:09:19+01:00 [info] final memory: 18m/210m [info] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [error] failed execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: cannot run additions goals. error configuring command-line. reason: maven executable not found at: <maven_path>\bin\mvn.bat -> [help 1] org.apache.maven.lifecycle.lifecycleexecutionexception: failed execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.4:generate (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: cannot run additions goals.     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.mojoexecutor.execute(mojoexecutor.java:216)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.mojoexecutor.execute(mojoexecutor.java:153)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.mojoexecutor.execute(mojoexecutor.java:145)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.lifecyclemodulebuilder.buildproject(lifecyclemodulebuilder.java:116)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.lifecyclemodulebuilder.buildproject(lifecyclemodulebuilder.java:80)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.singlethreadedbuilder.build(singlethreadedbuilder.java:51)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.lifecyclestarter.execute(lifecyclestarter.java:128)     @ org.apache.maven.defaultmaven.doexecute(defaultmaven.java:307)     @ org.apache.maven.defaultmaven.doexecute(defaultmaven.java:193)     @ org.apache.maven.defaultmaven.execute(defaultmaven.java:106)     @ org.apache.maven.cli.mavencli.execute(mavencli.java:862)     @ org.apache.maven.cli.mavencli.domain(mavencli.java:286)     @ org.apache.maven.cli.mavencli.main(mavencli.java:197)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke0(native method)     @ sun.reflect.nativemethodaccessorimpl.invoke(nativemethodaccessorimpl.java:57)     @ sun.reflect.delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.invoke(delegatingmethodaccessorimpl.java:43)     @ java.lang.reflect.method.invoke(method.java:606)     @ org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.launcher.launchenhanced(launcher.java:289)     @ org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.launcher.launch(launcher.java:229)     @ org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.launcher.mainwithexitcode(launcher.java:415)     @ org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.launcher.main(launcher.java:356) caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.mojoexecutionexception: cannot run additions goals.     @ org.apache.maven.archetype.mojos.createprojectfromarchetypemojo.invokepostarchetypegenerationgoals(createprojectfromarchetypemojo.java:241)     @ org.apache.maven.archetype.mojos.createprojectfromarchetypemojo.execute(createprojectfromarchetypemojo.java:219)     @ org.apache.maven.plugin.defaultbuildpluginmanager.executemojo(defaultbuildpluginmanager.java:134)     @ org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.mojoexecutor.execute(mojoexecutor.java:208)     ... 20 more caused by: org.apache.maven.shared.invoker.maveninvocationexception: error configuring command-line. reason: maven executable not found at: <maven_path>\bin\mvn.bat     @ org.apache.maven.shared.invoker.defaultinvoker.execute(defaultinvoker.java:105)     @ org.apache.maven.archetype.mojos.createprojectfromarchetypemojo.invokepostarchetypegenerationgoals(createprojectfromarchetypemojo.java:237)     ... 23 more caused by: org.apache.maven.shared.invoker.commandlineconfigurationexception: maven executable not found at: <maven_path>\bin\mvn.bat     @ org.apache.maven.shared.invoker.mavencommandlinebuilder.findmavenexecutable(mavencommandlinebuilder.java:597)     @ org.apache.maven.shared.invoker.mavencommandlinebuilder.build(mavencommandlinebuilder.java:68)     @ org.apache.maven.shared.invoker.defaultinvoker.execute(defaultinvoker.java:101)     ... 24 more [error]  [error]  [error] more information errors , possible solutions, please read following articles: [error] [help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/maven/mojoexecutionexception 

this bug of maven archetype plugin: jira issue archetype-488. affects versions of plugin ≤ 2.4 , resolved version 3.0.0.

quoting jörg hohwiller in linked issue (dated 08-jan-2016 13:47):

is there workaround it?

yep. create copy of "mvn.cmd" call "mvn.bat" in maven_home/bin.

so possible work-around 2.4 or earlier make copy of mvn executable other name.