Maven check for updated dependencies in repository

Question

Is there a Maven plugin that allows you to check if there are newer versions of dependencies available in the repository?

Say, you are using dependency X with versio

Answer 1

If you want to receive email notifications when newer artifacts versions are available on Maven Central you can create an account on artifact-listener and choose which artifact you want to follow.
You can either search manually for artifacts or directly upload your pom.xml.

You will periodically received notifications like this one (available in english and french for now) :