[MNG-6690] Child pom doesn't use the plugin version specified in the parent pom plugin management

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Rik Schaaf
• Created: 25/Jun/19 10:51
• Updated: 25/Jun/19 10:51

Description

I have a parent pom file with the following inside the build tag:

        <pluginManagement>
            <plugins>
                  ...
                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                    <version>2.22.2</version>
                </plugin>
            </plugins>
        </pluginManagement>

And I have a child pom (a direct child) that has the following in the build tag:

        <plugins>
             ...
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>

My expectation is that the build will use version 2.22.2 of the maven surefire plugin.

Instead it runs using version 2.22.1. Only when I explicitly specify the version in the child pom, the build uses version 2.22.2.

I think this is a bug, or at the very least VERY unintuitive behavior.