Java – Cannot change version of project facet Dynamic Web Module to 3.0

Modified web.xml to have below:

<web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" 
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee 
    http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_0.xsd" version="3.0">
   <display-name>Archetype Created Web Application</display-name>
</web-app>

and add following plugins as maven 3 wants to have compiler

<plugins>
    <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.1</version>
        <configuration>
            <source>1.6</source>
            <target>1.6</target>
        </configuration>
    </plugin>
</plugins>

I had similar troubles in eclipse and the only way to fix it for me was to

• Remove the web module
• Apply
• Change the module version
• Add the module
• Configure (Further configuration available link at the bottom of the dialog)
• Apply

Just make sure you configure the web module before applying it as by default it will look for your web files in /WebContent/ and this is not what Maven project structure should be.

EDIT:

Here is a second way in case nothing else helps

• Exit eclipse, go to your project in the file system, then to .settings folder.
• Open the org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.xml , make backup, and remove the web module entry.
• You can also modify the web module version there, but again, no guarantees.