throws ArtifactResolutionException, ArtifactNotFoundException {
        if (Artifact.RELEASE_VERSION.equals(artifact.getVersion())) {
            try {
                String version = resolveVersion(artifact, request);

                if (Artifact.RELEASE_VERSION.equals(version)) {
                    throw new ArtifactNotFoundException("Unable to determine the release version", artifact);

 * with dependency information (version range, scope).
 */
public interface Artifact extends Comparable<Artifact> {

    @Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
    String RELEASE_VERSION = "RELEASE";

    @Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
    String LATEST_VERSION = "LATEST";

    String SNAPSHOT_VERSION = "SNAPSHOT";

            changed = metadata.merge(this.metadata);
        }

        // beware meta-versions!
        String version = metadata.getVersion();
        if (Artifact.LATEST_VERSION.equals(version) || Artifact.RELEASE_VERSION.equals(version)) {
            // meta-versions are not valid <version/> values...don't write them.
            metadata.setVersion(null);
        }

        if (changed || !metadataFile.exists()) {