Another useful pick from "BetterBuildsWithMaven": anonymous wrote : | With regard to ordering, the elements are considered in sequence to determine which is newer - first | by major version, second - if the major versions were equal - by minor version, third by bug fix version, | fourth by qualifier (using string comparison), and finally, by build number. A version that contains a | qualifier is older than a version without a qualifier; for example, 1.2-beta is older than version 1.2. A | version that also contains a build number is considered newer than a version without a build number; | for example, 1.2-beta-1 is newer than 1.2-beta. In some cases, the versions will not match this syntax. | In those cases, the two versions are compared entirely as strings. | | View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4141200#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...