How do you add PostgreSQL Driver as a dependency in Maven?

Question

I'm trying to develop a Java application with Maven while using Hibernate with a PostgreSQL database for persistence. I don't understand how I'm supposed to connect the PostgreSQL drivers to my application. I get that you add dependencies in Maven's pom.xml file, which finds jars from a remote repository, but what about other jars?

Answer 1

PostgreSQL drivers jars are included in Central Repository of Maven:

• List of included versions of PostgreSQL drivers.

For PostgreSQL up to 9.1, use:

<dependency>     <groupId>postgresql</groupId>     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>     <version>VERSION</version> </dependency> 

or for 9.2+

<dependency>     <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>     <version>VERSION</version> </dependency> 

(Thanks to @Caspar for the correction)

Answer 2

Updating for latest release:

<dependency>     <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>     <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>     <version>42.2.14</version> </dependency> 

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Hope it helps!