Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/version/VersionRangeMatcher.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/version/VersionRangeMatcher.java	(revision 673063)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/version/VersionRangeMatcher.java	(working copy)
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     private static final String OPEN_INC = "[";
 
     private static final String OPEN_EXC = "]";
+    private static final String OPEN_EXC_MAVEN = "(";
 
     private static final String CLOSE_INC = "]";
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
     private static final String CLOSE_INC = "]";
 
     private static final String CLOSE_EXC = "[";
+    private static final String CLOSE_EXC_MAVEN = ")";
 
     private static final String LOWER_INFINITE = "(";
 
@@ -56,11 +58,11 @@
     // following patterns are built upon constants above and should not be modified
     private static final String OPEN_INC_PATTERN = "\\" + OPEN_INC;
 
-    private static final String OPEN_EXC_PATTERN = "\\" + OPEN_EXC;
+    private static final String OPEN_EXC_PATTERN = "[" + "\\" + OPEN_EXC + "\\" + OPEN_EXC_MAVEN + "]";
 
     private static final String CLOSE_INC_PATTERN = "\\" + CLOSE_INC;
 
-    private static final String CLOSE_EXC_PATTERN = "\\" + CLOSE_EXC;
+    private static final String CLOSE_EXC_PATTERN = "[" + "\\" + CLOSE_EXC + "\\" + CLOSE_EXC_MAVEN + "]";
 
     private static final String LI_PATTERN = "\\" + LOWER_INFINITE;
 
Index: test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/version/VersionRangeMatcherTest.java
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--- test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/version/VersionRangeMatcherTest.java	(revision 673063)
+++ test/java/org/apache/ivy/plugins/version/VersionRangeMatcherTest.java	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@
 
     public VersionRangeMatcherTest() {
     }
+    
+    public void testMavenExcludeParenthesis() throws Exception {
+        assertAccept("[3.8,4.0)", "3.7", false);
+        assertAccept("[3.8,4.0)", "3.8", true);
+        assertAccept("[3.8,4.0)", "3.9", true);
+        assertAccept("[3.8,4.0)", "4.0", false);
+        assertAccept("[3.8,4.0)", "4.1", false);
+        
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0]", "3.7", false);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0]", "3.8", false);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0]", "3.9", true);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0]", "4.0", true);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0]", "4.1", false);
+        
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0)", "3.7", false);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0)", "3.8", false);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0)", "3.9", true);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0)", "4.0", false);
+        assertAccept("(3.8,4.0)", "4.1", false);
+    }
 
     public void testDynamic() {
         assertDynamic("lastest.integration", false);
@@ -32,7 +52,6 @@
         assertDynamic("lastest.integration", false);
         assertDynamic("[1.0]", false);
         assertDynamic("(1.0)", false);
-        assertDynamic("(1.0,2.0)", false);
         assertDynamic("[1.0;2.0]", false);
 
         assertDynamic("[1.0,2.0]", true);
@@ -42,6 +61,9 @@
         assertDynamic("[1.0,)", true);
         assertDynamic("(,1.0]", true);
 
+        assertDynamic("(1.0, 2.0)", true);
+        assertDynamic("(1.0, 2.0]", true);
+        assertDynamic("[1.0, 2.0)", true);
         assertDynamic("[1.0, 2.0]", true);
         assertDynamic("[ 1.0, 2.0]", true);
         assertDynamic("[1.0, 2.0 ]", true);