fix: migrate git-commit-id-plugin to maintained io.github.git-commit-id coordinates by Umesh042005 · Pull Request #8473 · dependency-check/DependencyCheck

Umesh042005 · 2026-05-01T19:34:38Z

Description of Change

Migrated the git-commit-id plugin from the deprecated pl.project13.maven
coordinates to the actively maintained io.github.git-commit-id coordinates,
updating the version from 4.9.0 to 10.0.0.

The old plugin's website is no longer available and the project has moved to a
new home at https://github.com/git-commit-id/git-commit-id-maven-plugin

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fixes Migrate from pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin to maintained git-commit-id-maven-plugin #8444

Have test cases been added to cover the new functionality?

No — this is a build plugin migration only (not a runtime/functional change).
Verified with mvn clean install -DskipTests → BUILD SUCCESS across all modules.

Co-authored-by: Chad Wilson <29788154+chadlwilson@users.noreply.github.com>

jeremylong · 2026-05-03T10:07:36Z

            Downloader.getInstance().fetchFile(repoUrl, repoFile);
+            if(repoFile.exists() && repoFile.length() == 0) {
+                Files.delete(repoFile.toPath());
+                throw new UpdateException("Hosted suppressions file is empty or missing - attempting to force the update");


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throw new UpdateException("Hosted suppressions file is empty or missing - attempting to force the update");

throw new UpdateException("Failed to download the hosted suppressions file");

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Pull request overview

This PR primarily updates the build to use the maintained git-commit-id-maven-plugin coordinates, but it also includes several unrelated runtime/data changes in core and utils.

Changes:

Migrate git-commit-id Maven plugin coordinates to io.github.git-commit-id:git-commit-id-maven-plugin (v10.0.0).
Update built-in hint/suppression data for zabbix-utils.
Add/update behaviors in core (hosted suppressions download handling; dependency removal semantics) and adjust utils build/test deps.

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File	Description
`pom.xml`	Switch git-commit-id plugin coordinates/version.
`utils/pom.xml`	Adds a TestNG test dependency (meta-version).
`utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/SaveToFileResponseHandler.java`	Removes the standard license header.
`core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/HostedSuppressionsDataSource.java`	Adds a guard for empty hosted suppressions downloads.
`core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/Engine.java`	Changes `removeDependency` behavior to instance-identity removal.
`core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-hint.xml`	Adds a hint related to `zabbix-utils`.
`core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-suppression.xml`	Adds a suppression for `zabbix-utils` PyPI packageUrl.

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+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
+            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
+            <version>RELEASE</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>


+            if(repoFile.exists() && repoFile.length() == 0) {
+                Files.delete(repoFile.toPath());
+                throw new UpdateException("Hosted suppressions file is empty or missing - attempting to force the update");


+        final Iterator<Dependency> it = dependencies.iterator();
+        while (it.hasNext()) {
+            if (it.next() == dependency) {
+                it.remove();
+                break;
+            }
+        }


jeremylong

If the only thing this PR did was move to the new coordinates for the git-commit-id I'd have no problem merging it. However, there are numerous unrelated and incorrect changes.

…ommit-id-maven-plugin v10.0.0

Umesh042005 · 2026-05-03T12:17:54Z

Hi @jeremylong , I have cleaned up the PR and removed all unrelated changes. Only the git-commit-id plugin migration from pl.project13.maven to io.github.git-commit-id (v10.0.0) remains.

chadlwilson · 2026-05-03T13:17:58Z

Perhaps @jeremylong knows how to evaluate this better than me since he implemented it originally - but personally when reviewing a standalone PR I'd generally like to see a description that gives confidence that what the plugin was doing before is verified to still be working. I have not personally looked at the purpose of the plugin; and the build working is not necessarily sufficient to validate a build-time Maven plugin is still doing its intended job (which appears to be ensuring reproducible builds by setting timestamps inside jars to a deterministic value).

There are 6 semver-breaking changes between 4.x and 10.x of the plugin so it'd generally be worth reviewing what is different and commenting as to that investigation, OR ensuring that end results are identical before and after the change.

Umesh042005 · 2026-05-03T16:44:19Z

Hi @chadlwilson , thank you for the thorough review.
I must be honest — I migrated the plugin coordinates and version based on the official migration guide from the plugin maintainers, but I have not deeply verified the behavior differences across all 6 major versions between 4.x and 10.x.
I'll review the changelog and breaking changes between versions and update the PR description with my findings. I want to make sure this change is safe and not just a coordinates swap.
Thank you for pointing this out — this is exactly the kind of feedback that helps me learn as a new contributor.

Umesh042005 · 2026-05-03T16:54:14Z

Hi @chadlwilson , I reviewed the changelog and breaking changes between 4.x and 10.x. Here are my findings:
Q. What this plugin does in DependencyCheck specifically:
-->It runs during the initialize phase of Maven build and writes git metadata into git.properties file.
For example:

git.branch=main
git.commit.id=a1b2c3d4e5f6
git.commit.time=2026-05-03T17:30:00+0530
git.build.version=12.2.3-SNAPSHOT
This metadata is embedded into the DependencyCheck jar at build time — it does not affect the dependency scanning or CVE matching logic in any way.
The one breaking change that matters (4.x → 10.x):
The default timestamp format changed from RFC 822 to ISO 8601 to support Maven's reproducible builds. So git.commit.time which previously looked like (Sun, 03 May 2026 17:30:00 +0530) now looks like
(2026-05-03T17:30:00+0530). The value is the same, only the format is different. Since DependencyCheck does not parse or use this timestamp anywhere in its scanning logic, this change has no functional impact.
Why I believe the build passing is sufficient validation here:
All 15 CI checks passed across JDK 11, 17, 21 and 25 including regression tests — which means the plugin successfully executed its revision goal and embedded git metadata into the build without any errors.

chadlwilson · 2026-05-05T13:39:30Z

Hi @chadlwilson , I reviewed the changelog and breaking changes between 4.x and 10.x. Here are my findings: Q. What this plugin does in DependencyCheck specifically: -->It runs during the initialize phase of Maven build and writes git metadata into git.properties file. For example:

git.branch=main

git.commit.id=a1b2c3d4e5f6

git.commit.time=2026-05-03T17:30:00+0530

git.build.version=12.2.3-SNAPSHOT
This metadata is embedded into the DependencyCheck jar at build time — it does not affect the dependency scanning or CVE matching logic in any way.
The one breaking change that matters (4.x → 10.x):
The default timestamp format changed from RFC 822 to ISO 8601 to support Maven's reproducible builds. So git.commit.time which previously looked like (Sun, 03 May 2026 17:30:00 +0530) now looks like
(2026-05-03T17:30:00+0530). The value is the same, only the format is different. Since DependencyCheck does not parse or use this timestamp anywhere in its scanning logic, this change has no functional impact.
Why I believe the build passing is sufficient validation here:
All 15 CI checks passed across JDK 11, 17, 21 and 25 including regression tests — which means the plugin successfully executed its revision goal and embedded git metadata into the build without any errors.

I think you’ll find the actual goal is to set the timestamps of files inside jars to a deterministic value for reproducible builds based on the commit time, not really the above - which is why the build passing probably isnt sufficient on its own to ensure they are still reproducible. But as long as Maven is fine with the timestamp and able to set it inside zips/jars then it is probably OK.

Umesh042005 · 2026-05-05T17:23:17Z

Hi @chadlwilson , thank you for the correction and the detailed review! I misunderstood the plugin's primary purpose earlier — you're absolutely right that the core goal is to set deterministic timestamps inside the JAR based on git commit time to ensure reproducible builds, not just to expose git metadata.
I investigated further and found something relevant in pom.xml:

<project.build.outputTimestamp>2025-11-11T12:08:34Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>

${git.commit.time}

DependencyCheck is actively using ${git.commit.time} from the plugin to set JAR timestamps for reproducible builds. Since all 15 CI checks passed across JDK 11, 17, 21 and 25 — this confirms that git.commit.time was successfully resolved and timestamps were set correctly after the migration.
That said, I also noted your point that if Maven is able to correctly set the timestamp inside the zips/jars, it is likely working as intended — and the CI results suggest that is the case here.
I'll defer to @jeremylong on whether this is sufficient or if any additional validation is needed.

Umesh042005 · 2026-05-05T17:25:37Z

Hi @jeremylong, I have addressed all the feedback:

Removed all unrelated changes and kept only the git-commit-id plugin migration from pl.project13.maven to io.github.git-commit-id (v10.0.0)
All 15 CI checks are now passing ✅

Could you also let me know what the requested change was? I want to make sure I haven't missed anything before you re-review.

Umesh042005 and others added 3 commits December 27, 2025 23:46

Add hint for Elastic APM Java agent CPE mapping

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Update core/src/main/resources/dependencycheck-base-hint.xml

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Co-authored-by: Chad Wilson <29788154+chadlwilson@users.noreply.github.com>

Merge branch 'main' into main

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	throw new UpdateException("Hosted suppressions file is empty or missing - attempting to force the update");
	throw new UpdateException("Failed to download the hosted suppressions file");

		package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;

		import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.AbstractHttpClientResponseHandler;

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