in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/verifier/Verifier.java [369:380]
public Properties loadProperties(String filename) throws VerificationException {
Properties properties = new Properties();
File propertiesFile = new File(getBasedir(), filename);
try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(propertiesFile)) {
properties.load(fis);
} catch (IOException e) {
throw new VerificationException("Error reading properties file", e);
}
return properties;
}