Invalid POM for {}, transitive dependencies (if any) will no

Error message

Invalid POM for {}, transitive dependencies (if any) will not be available, enable verbose output (-X) for more details

What it means

Error "Invalid POM for {}, transitive dependencies (if any) will not be available, enable verbose output (-X) for more details" thrown in apache/maven.

Source

Thrown at compat/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java:582

                    if (isMissingPom(e)) {
                        message = "Missing POM for " + artifact.getId();
                    } else if (isNonTransferablePom(e)) {
                        throw new ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException(
                                "Failed to retrieve POM for " + artifact.getId() + ": "
                                        + e.getCause().getMessage(),
                                e.getCause(),
                                artifact);
                    } else {
                        message = "Invalid POM for " + artifact.getId()
                                + ", transitive dependencies (if any) will not be available"
                                + ", enable verbose output (-X) for more details";
                    }

                    if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        message += ": " + e.getMessage();
                    }

                    logger.warn(message);
                }

                if (project != null) {
                    Relocation relocation = null;

                    DistributionManagement distMgmt = project.getModel().getDistributionManagement();
                    if (distMgmt != null) {
                        relocation = distMgmt.getRelocation();

                        artifact.setDownloadUrl(distMgmt.getDownloadUrl());
                        pomArtifact.setDownloadUrl(distMgmt.getDownloadUrl());
                    }

                    if (relocation != null) {
                        if (relocation.getGroupId() != null) {
                            artifact.setGroupId(relocation.getGroupId());
                            relocatedArtifact = artifact;
                            project.setGroupId(relocation.getGroupId());

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at compat/maven-compat/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java:582 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/maven@e4093d4e12 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4897e5e9b2006683. Report an issue: GitHub.