apache/maven · error · UnresolvableModelException

No versions matched the requested dependency version range '

Error message

No versions matched the requested dependency version range '%s'

What it means

Error "No versions matched the requested dependency version range '%s'" thrown in apache/maven.

Source

Thrown at compat/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultModelResolver.java:225

            throw new UnresolvableModelException(
                    e.getMessage(), parent.getGroupId(), parent.getArtifactId(), parent.getVersion(), e);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public ModelSource resolveModel(final Dependency dependency) throws UnresolvableModelException {
        try {
            final Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact(
                    dependency.getGroupId(), dependency.getArtifactId(), "", "pom", dependency.getVersion());

            final VersionRangeRequest versionRangeRequest = new VersionRangeRequest(artifact, repositories, context);
            versionRangeRequest.setTrace(trace);

            final VersionRangeResult versionRangeResult =
                    versionRangeResolver.resolveVersionRange(session, versionRangeRequest);

            if (versionRangeResult.getHighestVersion() == null) {
                throw new UnresolvableModelException(
                        String.format(
                                "No versions matched the requested dependency version range '%s'",
                                dependency.getVersion()),
                        dependency.getGroupId(),
                        dependency.getArtifactId(),
                        dependency.getVersion());
            }

            if (versionRangeResult.getVersionConstraint() != null
                    && versionRangeResult.getVersionConstraint().getRange() != null
                    && versionRangeResult.getVersionConstraint().getRange().getUpperBound() == null) {
                // Message below is checked for in the MNG-4463 core IT.
                throw new UnresolvableModelException(
                        String.format(
                                "The requested dependency version range '%s' does not specify an upper bound",
                                dependency.getVersion()),
                        dependency.getGroupId(),
                        dependency.getArtifactId(),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at compat/maven-resolver-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/DefaultModelResolver.java:225 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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