Must have XDOC plugin v1.9.2 installed to use this version of the faq plugin. Try: maven plugin:download -DgroupId=maven -DartifactId=maven-xdoc-plugin -Dversion=1.9.2 You can find the latest version of the XDOC plugin on the Maven Download page at http://maven.apache.org/start/download.html Generating ${outFile} from ${faqFile}