this.metadata.merge(repoMetadata.getMetadata());
    }

    public void merge(ArtifactMetadata metadata) {
        // TODO not sure that it should assume this, maybe the calls to addMetadata should pre-merge, then artifact
        // replaces?
        AbstractRepositoryMetadata repoMetadata = (AbstractRepositoryMetadata) metadata;
        this.metadata.merge(repoMetadata.getMetadata());
    }