[MRELEASE-378] Check snapshots phase ignores plugin dependencies

**[Mark Hobson](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=mihobson)** opened **[MRELEASE-378](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-378?redirect=false)** and commented

The check snapshots phase ignores snapshot plugin dependencies and the project can be released. For example:

```

...



myPluginGroup
myPluginArtifact


myGroup
myArtifact
1.0-SNAPSHOT





...

```

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**Affects:** 2.0-beta-7

**Attachments:**
- [MRELEASE-378.patch](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12718241/MRELEASE-378.patch) (_3.44 kB_)

**Issue Links:**
- [MRELEASE-833](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-833) release:prepare allows SNAPSHOT Plugin Dependencies
(_**"is duplicated by"**_)
- [MRELEASE-163](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRELEASE-163) Dependencies in build.plugins section of pom do not have thier versions updated.

7 votes, 8 watchers

Start by reproducing the check snapshots phase with the sample Maven project and inspect the release plugin's snapshot-checking entry point. Done means a project with a SNAPSHOT plugin dependency is prevented from being released; review MRELEASE-833 and the attached MRELEASE-378.patch before proceeding.

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