maven-version-rules.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ruleset xmlns="http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/rule/2.0.0"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" comparisonMethod="maven"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/rule/2.0.0 http://mojo.codehaus.org/versions-maven-plugin/xsd/rule-2.0.0.xsd">

    <!-- as seen on http://blog.xebia.com/keeping-dependencies-up-to-date-in-maven/ -->

    <ignoreVersions>
        <!-- Ignore Alpha's, Beta's, release candidates and milestones -->
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*Alpha(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*Beta(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*-beta.*</ignoreVersion>
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*-B(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*RC(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*CR(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
        <ignoreVersion type="regex">(?i).*M(?:-?\d+)?</ignoreVersion>
    </ignoreVersions>

</ruleset>