Is it possible to use maven buildnumber plugin to generate build number without any scm check?

Define a dummy SCM and then use buildNumber item to get sequential build number instead of value defined by revisionOnScmFailure property. pom.xml: <project …> <scm> <connection>scm:svn:http://127.0.0.1/dummy</connection> <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://127.0.0.1/dummy</developerConnection> <tag>HEAD</tag> <url>http://127.0.0.1/dummy</url> </scm> <build> <plugins> … <plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>buildnumber-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.1</version> <executions> <execution> <id>buildnumber</id> <phase>validate</phase> <goals> <goal>create</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> <configuration> <format>{0,number}</format> <items> <item>buildNumber</item> </items> <doCheck>false</doCheck> <doUpdate>false</doUpdate> <revisionOnScmFailure>unknownbuild</revisionOnScmFailure> </configuration> … Read more