'build.plugins.plugin.version' for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin is missing.

Problem: 'build.plugins.plugin.version' for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin is missing.

[WARNING] Some problems were encountered while building the effective model for {project name}:war:1.0-SNAPSHOT [WARNING] 'build.plugins.plugin.version' for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin is missing. @ line 83, column 15 [WARNING] [WARNING] It is highly recommended to fix these problems because they threaten the stability of your build. [WARNING] [WARNING] For this reason, future Maven versions might no longer support building such malformed projects.

Cause: Version number is not set for the maven-compiler-plugin plugin.

Solution:Set the version number under the <artifactId>

pom.xml

<plugin> <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId> <version>3.0</version> <configuration> <source>1.6</source> <target>1.6</target> </configuration> </plugin>