Sonatype Nexus: Unexpected value of <latest> tag in “maven-metadata.xml”

Question

I'm using Sonatype Nexus v2.3.1-01 and I've got a problem with the value of the <latest> tag. I thought this value would become updated every time I upload a newer version of an artifact.

Now I had a look at the <latest> values for a couple of artifacts that all have had new versions deployed to Nexus yesterday . Result:

• <latest> fields of some artifacts hold version values from yesterday (what I expected)
• <latest> fields of some artifacts hold values a bit older (couple of days)
• <latest> fields of some artifacts hold values a month old or even older

So I guess there's either something wrong about my understanding of this tag or something's wrong about by setup/configuration. Any ideas?

Thanks, Christian

Answer 1

The Nexus FAQ describes when LATEST/RELEASE is set. Latest is only used (and updated) for maven plugins.

Answer 2

"LATEST" only works reliably with group repos. See - http://www.blackpepper.co.uk/posts/nexus-support-for-latest-version