Make sure you have the forge Maven2 repository reference and dependency definition in the root pom.xml of your project.
<repositories>
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<repository>
<id>hippo-maven2</id>
<name>Hippo Maven 2 Repository</name>
<url>https://maven.onehippo.com/maven2-forge//</url>
</repository>
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</repositories>
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<dependencyManagement>
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<dependencies>
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<!-- NOTE: You should set a property named 'version-history-cleaner.version' to a version of this plugin! -->
<dependency>
<groupId>com.bloomreach.forge.version-history-cleaner</groupId>
<artifactId>version-history-cleaner-core</artifactId>
<version>${version-history-cleaner.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.bloomreach.forge.version-history-cleaner</groupId>
<artifactId>version-history-cleaner-repository</artifactId>
<version>${version-history-cleaner.version}</version>
</dependency>
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</dependencies>
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</dependencyManagement>
And add the following dependencies to your application subproject.
That is, In either cms-dependencies/pom.xml.
<dependencies>
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<dependency>
<groupId>com.bloomreach.forge.version-history-cleaner</groupId>
<artifactId>version-history-cleaner-core</artifactId>
<version>${version-history-cleaner.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.bloomreach.forge.version-history-cleaner</groupId>
<artifactId>version-history-cleaner-repository</artifactId>
<version>${version-history-cleaner.version}</version>
</dependency>
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</dependencies>
Now, you're ready to use the plugin!