Maven dependencies - version vs updates

Solution 1:

You're asking what the meaning of the information in the "Updates" column of MVNRepository's "Compile Dependencies" table is.

It tells you whether there's an updated version of a particular dependency available and if so what the latest version is. If there's a check mark it means the library in question already uses the latest version of dependency X. You will always get the declared version of a dependency no matter what the latest version is.

Hence, if you use valdr-bean-validation 1.1.2 (example above) you'll also get jackson-databind 2.4.0 as a transitive dependency (1st row above). 2.7.1-1 would be the latest available jackson-databind version.

Notes: I finally understand your question. It would have been helpful for you to give us a concrete example right from the start.