<plugins> unrecognized tag in pom xml

You have to surround the plugins tag with the build tag like this:

  <build>    <plugins>     <plugin>      ...     </plugin>    </plugins>  </build>

or with the build and pluginManagement tags like this:

  <build>    <pluginManagement>      <plugins>        <plugin>        ...       </plugin>      </plugins>    </pluginManagement>  </build>

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