Execution default-jar of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:jar failed:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:jar (default-jar) on project odl-model-project: Execution default-jar of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:jar failed: A required class was missing while executing org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:jar: org/apache/commons/lang/StringUtils [ERROR]

See
https://ask.opendaylight.org/question/3816/odl-conntroller-build-error-execution-default-jar-of-goal-orgapachemavenpluginsmaven-archetype-plugin22jar-failed/

It seems related to the custom .m2/settings.xml as there were reports that setting up the archetype prior to deploying the custom settings.xml works.