It says “groovy” is the maven publish plugin identifier. Usage - The Maven Publish Plugin To use the Maven Publish Plugin, include the following in your build script:

That’s of course but correct, so you should report it.

Maven publish plugin docs look wrong

Vampire (Björn Kautler) July 1, 2026, 7:04am 3

In 8.5.1 it was still correct: The Maven Publish Plugin

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