Different release and snapshot version policy at maven proxy repositories

[Dan Steffen]

Hello,

I am looking for a explanation what is the different between a release version policy and snapshot version policy for a proxy-maven2-repository. At the moment I am thinking this is just a information which artefacts are hosted in the remote repository, but I am not sure, maybe someone here can confirm my guess.
best regards
Dan

[Mahendra]

Hi Dan,

Release repositories are for stable, static release components. Snapshot repositories are frequently updated repositories that store binary software components from projects under constant development. See the following section of the Nexus documentation to get a better understanding.

1.3. An Example - Maven Repository Format

Kind Regards,

Mahendra