diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 855902d..11b50e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>com.inteligr8</groupId>
 	<artifactId>ban-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<name>Ban Dependencies Maven Plugin</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
index 14d7753..29bddea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
@@ -30,9 +30,14 @@ import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact;
 import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.DefaultArtifact;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.ArtifactResolver;
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactRequest;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResolutionException;
 import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.ArtifactResult;
+import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRangeRequest;
+import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRangeResolutionException;
+import org.eclipse.aether.resolution.VersionRangeResult;
+import org.eclipse.aether.version.Version;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -46,13 +51,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractBanConfiguration implements BanConfiguration {
     
     protected final List<ArtifactFilter> includeArtifacts = new LinkedList<>();
     protected final List<ArtifactFilter> excludeArtifacts = new LinkedList<>();
-    
+
     private final ArtifactResolver artifactResolver;
+    private final VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver;
     private final MavenSession session;
     
-    public AbstractBanConfiguration(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver) {
+    public AbstractBanConfiguration(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver) {
         this.session = session;
         this.artifactResolver = artifactResolver;
+        this.versionRangeResolver = versionRangeResolver;
     }
     
     public void init(Xpp3Dom rootDom) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
@@ -70,19 +77,32 @@ public abstract class AbstractBanConfiguration implements BanConfiguration {
             BanConfigurationDownloader downloader = null;
             if (child.getName().equals("url")) {
                 String url = StringUtils.trimToNull(child.getValue());
-                downloader = new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session, this.artifactResolver, url);
+                downloader = new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session, this.artifactResolver, this.versionRangeResolver, url);
             } else if (child.getName().equals("artifact")) {
                 Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact(child.getValue());
                 if (!"xml".equals(artifact.getExtension()))
                     artifact = new DefaultArtifact(artifact.getGroupId(), artifact.getArtifactId(), artifact.getClassifier(), "xml", artifact.getVersion());
-                ArtifactRequest request = new ArtifactRequest(artifact, this.session.getCurrentProject().getRemoteProjectRepositories(), null);
                 
+                VersionRangeRequest vrrequest = new VersionRangeRequest(artifact, this.session.getCurrentProject().getRemoteProjectRepositories(), null);
                 try {
-                    ArtifactResult result = this.artifactResolver.resolveArtifact(this.session.getRepositorySession(), request);
-                    File file = result.getArtifact().getFile();
-                    downloader = new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session,  this.artifactResolver, file);
-                } catch (ArtifactResolutionException are) {
-                    this.logger.warn("The artifact could not be resolved; skipping: {}", child.getValue());
+                    VersionRangeResult vrresult = this.versionRangeResolver.resolveVersionRange(this.session.getRepositorySession(), vrrequest);
+                    if (vrresult.getVersions().isEmpty()) {
+                        this.logger.error("The artifact version range could not be resolved; skipping: {}", child.getValue());
+                    } else {
+                        Version version = vrresult.getHighestVersion();
+                        artifact.setVersion(version.toString());
+                        
+                        ArtifactRequest arequest = new ArtifactRequest(artifact, this.session.getCurrentProject().getRemoteProjectRepositories(), null);
+                        try {
+                            ArtifactResult aresult = this.artifactResolver.resolveArtifact(this.session.getRepositorySession(), arequest);
+                            File file = aresult.getArtifact().getFile();
+                            downloader = new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session, this.artifactResolver, this.versionRangeResolver, file);
+                        } catch (ArtifactResolutionException are) {
+                            this.logger.warn("The artifact version could not be resolved; skipping: {} | {}", child.getValue(), version);
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch (VersionRangeResolutionException vrre) {
+                    this.logger.error("The artifact version range could not be resolved; skipping: {}", child.getValue());
                 }
             }
             
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationDownloader.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationDownloader.java
index 82bb5a7..ff55ce3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationDownloader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationDownloader.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3DomBuilder;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.XmlPullParserException;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.ArtifactResolver;
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ public class BanConfigurationDownloader extends AbstractBanConfiguration {
     
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass());
     
-    public BanConfigurationDownloader(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, String url) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
-        super(session, artifactResolver);
+    public BanConfigurationDownloader(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver, String url) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
+        super(session, artifactResolver, versionRangeResolver);
         
         try {
             Xpp3Dom rootDom = this.load(new URL(url));
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ public class BanConfigurationDownloader extends AbstractBanConfiguration {
         }
     }
     
-    public BanConfigurationDownloader(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, File file) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
-        super(session, artifactResolver);
+    public BanConfigurationDownloader(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver, File file) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
+        super(session, artifactResolver, versionRangeResolver);
         
         try {
             Xpp3Dom rootDom = this.load(file);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationParser.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationParser.java
index 9b89d56..a9646df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanConfigurationParser.java
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ import org.apache.maven.model.Plugin;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.ArtifactResolver;
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 
 public class BanConfigurationParser extends AbstractBanConfiguration {
     
-    public BanConfigurationParser(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, Plugin plugin) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
-        super(session, artifactResolver);
+    public BanConfigurationParser(MavenSession session, ArtifactResolver artifactResolver, VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver, Plugin plugin) throws IOException, MojoFailureException {
+        super(session, artifactResolver, versionRangeResolver);
         
         Xpp3Dom rootDom = (Xpp3Dom) plugin.getConfiguration();
         this.init(rootDom);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java
index 3090b57..b2133d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/BanExtension.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.eclipse.aether.graph.Dependency;
 import org.eclipse.aether.graph.DependencyFilter;
 import org.eclipse.aether.graph.DependencyNode;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.ArtifactResolver;
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ public class BanExtension extends AbstractMavenLifecycleParticipant {
     @Inject
     private ArtifactResolver artifactResolver;
     
+    @Inject
+    private VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver;
+    
     @Inject
     private ProjectDependenciesResolver projDepResolver;
     
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ public class BanExtension extends AbstractMavenLifecycleParticipant {
             return null;
         } else {
             try {
-                return new BanConfigurationParser(session, this.artifactResolver, plugin);
+                return new BanConfigurationParser(session, this.artifactResolver, this.versionRangeResolver, plugin);
             } catch (IOException | MojoFailureException e) {
                 throw new MavenExecutionException(e.getMessage(), project.getFile());
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java
index 2ba8e9e..29eb45b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.ArtifactResolver;
+import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 
 import com.inteligr8.maven.model.ArtifactFilter;
 
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ public class PurgeRepoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Inject
     private ArtifactResolver artifactResolver;
     
+    @Inject
+    private VersionRangeResolver versionRangeResolver;
+    
     @Parameter(name = "skip", defaultValue = "false")
     private boolean skip = false;
     
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ public class PurgeRepoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
         Plugin plugin = project.getPlugin(BanExtension.THIS_PLUGIN_KEY);
         if (plugin == null)
             throw new MojoFailureException("The plugin is executing but it cannot be found");
-        return new BanConfigurationParser(this.session, this.artifactResolver, plugin);
+        return new BanConfigurationParser(this.session, this.artifactResolver, this.versionRangeResolver, plugin);
     }
     
     private Path resolveGroupPath(ArtifactFilter afilter) {