diff -Nru maven-3.3.9/debian/changelog maven-3.3.9/debian/changelog
--- maven-3.3.9/debian/changelog	2015-11-27 10:58:38.000000000 +0000
+++ maven-3.3.9/debian/changelog	2015-12-09 17:12:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+maven (3.3.9-3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Team upload.
+  * Raised the priority for the /usr/bin/mvn alternative over Maven 2
+    (Closes: #740955)
+  * Declare that Maven 3.3.9 breaks gradle (<< 2.7-4) (Closes: #805985)
+  * Updated the versions of the plugins in the super pom:
+    - maven-dependency-plugin: 2.7 -> 2.8 (Closes: #807437)
+    - maven-ear-plugin: 2.3.2 -> 2.8
+    - maven-ejb-plugin: 2.2 -> 2.3
+    - maven-resources-plugin: 2.3 -> 2.6
+    - maven-war-plugin: 2.1.1 -> 2.2
+
+ -- Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>  Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:12:19 +0100
+
 maven (3.3.9-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.
@@ -122,7 +137,7 @@
 
   [ tony mancill ]
   * Apply patch from Bas Couwenberg to bump plugin versions to 
-    match version in Debian.  (Closes: #770608)
+    match version in Debian.  (Closes: #770608, #712100)
 
  -- tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:52:09 -0800
 
diff -Nru maven-3.3.9/debian/control maven-3.3.9/debian/control
--- maven-3.3.9/debian/control	2015-11-27 10:10:24.000000000 +0000
+++ maven-3.3.9/debian/control	2015-12-09 15:07:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                      libmaven-install-plugin-java,
                      libmaven-jar-plugin-java,
                      libmaven-parent-java,
-                     libmaven-resources-plugin-java,
+                     libmaven-resources-plugin-java (>= 2.6),
                      libmockito-java,
                      libmodello-maven-plugin-java (>= 1.8),
                      libplexus-classworlds2-java (>= 2.4),
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
          libwagon2-java (>= 2.2-2),
          ${misc:Depends}
 Replaces: maven (<< 3.0.5-7)
-Breaks: maven (<< 3.0.5-7)
+Breaks: maven (<< 3.0.5-7), gradle (<< 2.7-4)
 Description: Core libraries for Maven 3
  Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the
  concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build,
diff -Nru maven-3.3.9/debian/maven.postinst maven-3.3.9/debian/maven.postinst
--- maven-3.3.9/debian/maven.postinst	2015-11-19 09:07:22.000000000 +0000
+++ maven-3.3.9/debian/maven.postinst	2015-12-09 12:13:57.000000000 +0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 basedir=/usr/share/maven
-priority=150
+priority=300
 
 case "$1" in
 configure)
diff -Nru maven-3.3.9/debian/patches/plugins_version.diff maven-3.3.9/debian/patches/plugins_version.diff
--- maven-3.3.9/debian/patches/plugins_version.diff	2015-11-27 09:59:40.000000000 +0000
+++ maven-3.3.9/debian/patches/plugins_version.diff	2015-12-09 14:51:36.000000000 +0000
@@ -15,20 +15,15 @@
                </install>
                <deploy>
                  org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.7:deploy
-@@ -67,25 +67,25 @@
-             <!-- START SNIPPET: jar-lifecycle -->
-             <phases>
-               <process-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources
+@@ -70,22 +70,22 @@
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
                </process-resources>
                <compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.2:compile
                </compile>
                <process-test-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:testResources
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
                </process-test-resources>
                <test-compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile
@@ -47,20 +42,15 @@
                </install>
                <deploy>
                  org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.7:deploy
-@@ -111,25 +111,25 @@
-             <!-- START SNIPPET: ejb-lifecycle -->
-             <phases>
-               <process-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources
+@@ -114,22 +114,22 @@
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
                </process-resources>
                <compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.2:compile
                </compile>
                <process-test-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:testResources
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
                </process-test-resources>
                <test-compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile
@@ -71,8 +61,7 @@
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.17:test
                </test>
                <package>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ejb-plugin:2.3:ejb
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ejb-plugin:2.2:ejb
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ejb-plugin:2.3:ejb
                </package>
                <install>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.4:install
@@ -80,12 +69,8 @@
                </install>
                <deploy>
                  org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.7:deploy
-@@ -155,29 +155,29 @@
-             <!-- START SNIPPET: maven-plugin-lifecycle -->
-             <phases>
-               <process-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources
+@@ -158,26 +158,26 @@
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
                </process-resources>
                <compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile
@@ -96,8 +81,7 @@
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-plugin-plugin:3.3:descriptor
                </process-classes>
                <process-test-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:testResources
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
                </process-test-resources>
                <test-compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile
@@ -118,20 +102,15 @@
                </install>
                <deploy>
                  org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.7:deploy
-@@ -203,25 +203,25 @@
-             <!-- START SNIPPET: war-lifecycle -->
-             <phases>
-               <process-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources
+@@ -206,22 +206,22 @@
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
                </process-resources>
                <compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.2:compile
                </compile>
                <process-test-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:testResources
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
                </process-test-resources>
                <test-compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile
@@ -142,8 +121,7 @@
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.17:test
                </test>
                <package>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-war-plugin:2.2:war
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-war-plugin:2.1.1:war
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-war-plugin:2.2:war
                </package>
                <install>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.4:install
@@ -151,20 +129,8 @@
                </install>
                <deploy>
                  org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.7:deploy
-@@ -247,16 +247,16 @@
-             <!-- START SNIPPET: ear-lifecycle -->
-             <phases>
-               <generate-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ear-plugin:2.8:generate-application-xml
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ear-plugin:2.3.2:generate-application-xml
-               </generate-resources>
-               <process-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources
-               </process-resources>
-               <package>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ear-plugin:2.8:ear
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ear-plugin:2.3.2:ear
+@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-ear-plugin:2.8:ear
                </package>
                <install>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.4:install
@@ -172,20 +138,15 @@
                </install>
                <deploy>
                  org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-deploy-plugin:2.7:deploy
-@@ -282,25 +282,25 @@
-             <!-- START SNIPPET: rar-lifecycle -->
-             <phases>
-               <process-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources
+@@ -285,22 +285,22 @@
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:resources
                </process-resources>
                <compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:compile
 +                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.2:compile
                </compile>
                <process-test-resources>
--                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
-+                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:testResources
+                 org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.6:testResources
                </process-test-resources>
                <test-compile>
 -                org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:3.1:testCompile
@@ -216,7 +177,7 @@
                  <property>
 --- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
 +++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
-@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@
+@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
        <plugins>
          <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -230,8 +191,3 @@
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
--          <version>2.8</version>
-+          <version>2.7</version>
-         </plugin>
-         <plugin>
-           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>