How to Install the Maven Build Number Plugin

You need to include it as a plugin in your pom as mentioned in the how to document, and you need to provide a repository from which it can be downloaded. Because codehaus has not yet accepted this plugin, you need to add this repository to your pom.

<pluginRepositories>
    <pluginRepository>
        <id>tlc</id>
        <name>TLC Repository</name>
        <url>http://commons.ucalgary.ca/pub/m2</url>
    </pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>