How to use POMs as a dependency in Maven?
You have to go with <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>com.my</groupId> <artifactId>commons-deps</artifactId> <type>pom</type> </dependency> </dependencies> This will transitively add all dependencies declared in com.my:commons-deps to your current POM. Using <dependencyManagement> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>…</groupId> <artifactId>…</artifactId> <type>pom</type> <scope>import</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> </dependencyManagement> works as a simple ‘include’ of artifacts versions in your dependency management. Thus, it won’t add any dependency in … Read more