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>