pluginSession.setArtifactDescriptorPolicy(new SimpleArtifactDescriptorPolicy(true, false));

            ArtifactDescriptorRequest request =
                    new ArtifactDescriptorRequest(pluginArtifact, repositories, REPOSITORY_CONTEXT);
            request.setTrace(trace);
            ArtifactDescriptorResult result = repoSystem.readArtifactDescriptor(pluginSession, request);