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docs: clarify deprecation of RELEASE and LATEST version constants #11686

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docs: clarify deprecation of RELEASE and LATEST version constants
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docs: correct deprecation since version for LATEST and RELEASE
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12 changes: 10 additions & 2 deletions compat/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/Artifact.java
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public interface Artifact extends Comparable<Artifact> {

@Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
/**
* @deprecated since 3.0
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No need to duplicate the since parameter

* Use explicit version resolution instead of special version constants.
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@Deprecated(since = "3.0")
String RELEASE_VERSION = "RELEASE";

@Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
/**
* @deprecated since 3.0
* Use a fixed version or an explicit version range instead of special version tokens.
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never use version ranges

*/
@Deprecated(since = "3.0")
String LATEST_VERSION = "LATEST";

String SNAPSHOT_VERSION = "SNAPSHOT";
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