title: Maven Release Plugin - Multi Module Project - release:prepare - Why I see SKIPPED for child modules though BUILD IS SUCCESSFUL
body: <p>Good Morning.</p>
  
  <p>I am using maven release-plugin in a MultiModule Project. </p>
  
  <p>Though <code>mvn release:prepare</code> and <code>mvn release:perform</code> are SUCCESSFUL why do I see "SKIPPED" for child maven modules when I run <code>mvn release:prepare</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Please help me.</p>
  
  <p>My codebase folder structure is as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code> PARENT 
  ##############
  c:\projects\MavenRightMultiModuleParent\pom.xml
  
  c:\projects\MavenRightMultiModuleParent\src\main\java
  
  c:\projects\MavenRightMultiModuleParent\src\test\java
  
  Parent POM.xml have below as &lt;MODULES&gt;&lt;MODULEchild1webapp&gt;&lt;/MODULE&gt;......&lt;/MODULES&gt;
  
   CHILD MODULES 
  ###################
  
  c:\projects\MavenRightMultiModuleParent\child1webapp\pom.xml
  .....
  
  
  c:\projects\MavenRightMultiModuleParent\child2webapp\pom.xml
  ......
  
  
      [INFO] Cleaning up after release...
      [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      [INFO] Reactor Summary:
      [INFO]
      [INFO] MavenRightMultiModuleParent ....................... SUCCESS [16.766s]
      [INFO] child1webapp Maven Webapp ......................... SKIPPED
      [INFO] child2webapp ...................................... SKIPPED
      [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      [INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
      [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
      [INFO] Total time: 17.911s
      [INFO] Finished at: Fri Jan 25 00:38:58 EST 2013
      [INFO] Final Memory: 6M/15M
      [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  </code></pre>