POM Configuration

The pom { } block inside publish { } configures the Maven POM metadata that is embedded in every published artifact. This metadata is required by Maven Central and used by dependency management tools to display project information. Kreate applies the same POM configuration to both the Maven Central and GitLab targets.

POM Structure

kreate {
    project {
        publish {
            enabled.set(true)
            inceptionYear.set(2024)
            website.set("https://github.com/davils-com/mylib")

            pom {
                licenses {
                    license {
                        name.set("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
                        url.set("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
                        distribution.set("repo")
                    }
                }
                developers {
                    developer {
                        id.set("davils")
                        name.set("Davils")
                        email.set("contact@davils.com")
                        organization.set("Davils")
                        timezone.set("Europe/Berlin")
                    }
                }
                scm {
                    url.set("https://github.com/davils-com/mylib")
                    connection.set("scm:git:git://github.com/davils-com/mylib.git")
                    developerConnection.set("scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/davils-com/mylib.git")
                }
                issueManagement {
                    system.set("GitHub Issues")
                    url.set("https://github.com/davils-com/mylib/issues")
                }
                ciManagement {
                    system.set("GitLab CI")
                    url.set("https://gitlab.com/davils-com/mylib/-/pipelines")
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

`licenses { license { } }`

Declares the license under which the library is distributed. Maven Central requires at least one license entry.

Property	Type	Description
`name`	`Property<String>`	Full license name, e.g. `"The Apache License, Version 2.0"`
`url`	`Property<String>`	URL to the license text
`distribution`	`Property<String>`	How the artifact is distributed; typically `"repo"`

Common license values:

License	Name	URL
Apache 2.0	`The Apache License, Version 2.0`	`https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt`
MIT	`MIT License`	`https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT`
GPL 3.0	`GNU General Public License v3.0`	`https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt`

`developers { developer { } }`

Declares the people responsible for the project. At least one developer entry is expected by Maven Central.

Property	Type	Description
`id`	`Property<String>`	Unique identifier, e.g. a GitHub username
`name`	`Property<String>`	Full display name
`email`	`Property<String>`	Contact email address
`organization`	`Property<String>`	Organization or company name
`timezone`	`Property<String>`	IANA timezone, e.g. `"Europe/Berlin"`

All developer properties are optional. Kreate only sets those that are present — absent properties are simply omitted from the generated POM.

`scm { }`

The Source Control Management block describes where the source code lives. Maven Central requires SCM information for release artifacts.

Property	Type	Description
`url`	`Property<String>`	Web URL of the repository (e.g. GitHub page)
`connection`	`Property<String>`	Read-only SCM URL: `scm:git:git://github.com/org/repo.git`
`developerConnection`	`Property<String>`	Read-write SCM URL: `scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/org/repo.git`

For GitHub repositories, the standard values are:

scm {
    url.set("https://github.com/<org>/<repo>")
    connection.set("scm:git:git://github.com/<org>/<repo>.git")
    developerConnection.set("scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/<org>/<repo>.git")
}

`issueManagement { }`

Points consumers to where they can file bugs or feature requests.

Property	Type	Description
`system`	`Property<String>`	Name of the issue tracker, e.g. `"GitHub Issues"`
`url`	`Property<String>`	Direct URL to the issue tracker

`ciManagement { }`

Documents the CI system used to build and verify the project.

Property	Type	Description
`system`	`Property<String>`	Name of the CI system, e.g. `"GitLab CI"` or `"GitHub Actions"`
`url`	`Property<String>`	URL to the CI pipeline overview

Both issueManagement and ciManagement are optional from Maven Central's perspective, but including them improves discoverability and transparency for library consumers.

25 April 2026