Unpack the dependency to a specific location.
<project> [...] <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>com.mpobjects.maven</groupId> <artifactId>artifact-versions-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version> <executions> <execution> <id>unpack-artifact</id> <goals> <goal>unpack</goal> </goals> <configuration> <artifact>com.example:artifact:[2.0,3)</artifact> <destinationDirectory>/tmp/example</destinationDirectory> </configuration> </execution> </executions> </plugin> </plugins> </build> [...] </project>