<dependency> <groupId>org.apache.axis2</groupId> <artifactId>axis2-kernel</artifactId> <version>1.7.9</version> </dependency>
https://archive.apache.org/dist/axis/axis2/java/core/1.7.9/
While was officially announced on April 22, 2018 , you won't find a single pre-built axis2-1.7.9.jar file. Instead, Axis2 is distributed as a complete framework containing over 80 JAR files. axis2 1.7 9 jar download
All official releases are at (not the main mirror system):
Here is the interesting text regarding , focusing on the key details you need. The Curious Case of Axis2 1.7.9 <dependency> <groupId>org
Axis2 1.7.9 still contains class files with @version $Rev: 123456 $ placeholders from 2006 — the build process never replaced them. This makes version verification via class inspection impossible.
Download the full ZIP from Apache Archive, but immediately replace it with 1.7.9-hotfix1 unless you enjoy XML bombs. The Curious Case of Axis2 1
If you use Maven, you don't download manually at all: