apache · elharo · Jul 21, 2025 · Jul 21, 2025 · Jul 21, 2025
diff --git a/compat/maven-embedder/src/examples/simple-project/settings.xml b/compat/maven-embedder/src/examples/simple-project/settings.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <pluginGroups>
     <pluginGroup>org.codehaus.tycho</pluginGroup>
     <pluginGroup>org.sonatype.pwt</pluginGroup>

diff --git a/compat/maven-settings-builder/src/test/resources/settings/factory/simple.xml b/compat/maven-settings-builder/src/test/resources/settings/factory/simple.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <localRepository>${user.home}/.m2/repository</localRepository>
 </settings>
diff --git a/.../projects/plugin-manager/project-with-plugin-classpath-ordering/sub/settings-template.xml b/.../projects/plugin-manager/project-with-plugin-classpath-ordering/sub/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/impl/maven-core/src/test/resources-settings/repositories/settings.xml b/impl/maven-core/src/test/resources-settings/repositories/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/impl/maven-core/src/test/resources-settings/test-pom-and-settings-interpolation/settings.xml b/impl/maven-core/src/test/resources-settings/test-pom-and-settings-interpolation/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>settings</id>

diff --git a/impl/maven-impl/src/test/resources/settings-simple.xml b/impl/maven-impl/src/test/resources/settings-simple.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <localRepository>${user.home}/.m2/repository</localRepository>
 </settings>
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings-remote.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings-remote.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ These settings are meant for ITs that download artifacts from remote servers. In
 plugins/artifacts from test repos so use of these settings should be the exceptional case, not the default.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <proxies>
     <proxy>
       <id>it-proxy</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources-filtered/settings.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ own test repos or can employ the local repository (after bootstrapping). This co
 "central" to avoid needless network access for files knowingly not present externally.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>it-defaults</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/bootstrap/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/bootstrap/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>it-bootstrap</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0010/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0010/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0011/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0011/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0018/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0018/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0021/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0021/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0023/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0023/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <activeProfiles>
     <activeProfile>test-profile</activeProfile>
   </activeProfiles>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0041/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0041/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>it-defaults</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0085/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0085/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0087/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0087/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0113/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0113/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <servers>
     <server>
       <id>test</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0142/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0142/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0143/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0143/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0146/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/it0146/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/global-settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/global-settings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>test-profile</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/user-settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0294/user-settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <activeProfiles>
     <activeProfile>test-profile</activeProfile>
     <activeProfile>it-defaults</activeProfile>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0377/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0377/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <pluginGroups>
     <pluginGroup>org.apache.maven.its.mng0377</pluginGroup>
   </pluginGroups>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0449/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0449/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <mirrors>
     <mirror>
       <!-- disable remote trips to speed things up -->

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0461/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0461/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-1/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-1/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <!--

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-2/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-2/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <!--

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-3/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-3/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <!--

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-4/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test-4/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <!--

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0479/test/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <!--

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0505/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0505/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <mirrors>
     <mirror>
       <!-- disable remote trips to speed things up -->

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0507/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0507/settings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>it-defaults</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0553/test-1/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0553/test-1/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <servers>
     <server>
       <id>test</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0553/test-2/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0553/test-2/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <servers>
     <server>
       <id>test</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0557/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0557/settings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <activeProfiles>
     <activeProfile>test-profile</activeProfile>
   </activeProfiles>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0666/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0666/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0768/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0768/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0773/settings.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0773/settings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0818/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0818/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0820/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0820/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0836/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0836/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0870/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0870/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0947/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0947/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>

diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0956/settings-template.xml b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/resources/mng-0956/settings-template.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 -->
 
-<settings>
+<settings xmlns='http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0'>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>maven-core-it-repo</id>