{"record":{"id":"e03bfdebfa594f2f","repo":"hashicorp/packer","slug":"could-not-parse-release-version-s-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"could not parse release version %s. %w","messagePattern":"could not parse release version (.+?)\\. %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packer/plugin-getter/plugins.go","lineNumber":674,"sourceCode":"\t\t}\n\n\t\treleases, err := ParseReleases(releasesFile)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\terr := fmt.Errorf(\"could not parse release: %w\", err)\n\t\t\terrs = multierror.Append(errs, err)\n\t\t\tlog.Printf(\"[TRACE] %s\", err.Error())\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\t\tif len(releases) == 0 {\n\t\t\terr := fmt.Errorf(\"no release found\")\n\t\t\terrs = multierror.Append(errs, err)\n\t\t\tlog.Printf(\"[TRACE] %s\", err.Error())\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\t\tfor _, release := range releases {\n\t\t\tv, err := goversion.NewVersion(release.Version)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\terr := fmt.Errorf(\"could not parse release version %s. %w\", release.Version, err)\n\t\t\t\terrs = multierror.Append(errs, err)\n\t\t\t\tlog.Printf(\"[TRACE] %s, ignoring it\", err.Error())\n\t\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif pr.VersionConstraints.Check(v) {\n\t\t\t\tversions = append(versions, v)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\tif len(versions) == 0 {\n\t\t\terr := fmt.Errorf(\"no matching version found in releases. In %v\", releases)\n\t\t\terrs = multierror.Append(errs, err)\n\t\t\tlog.Printf(\"[TRACE] %s\", err.Error())\n\t\t\tcontinue\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t// Here we want to try every release in order, starting from the highest one\n\t\t// that matches the requirements. The system and protocol version need to\n\t\t// match too.","sourceCodeStart":656,"sourceCodeEnd":692,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/blob/eb36e3c3e48a036f3e8cc94087636ee72e1303c9/packer/plugin-getter/plugins.go#L656-L692","documentation":"Plugin installation warning/error from InstallLatest: a release entry in the checksum/release list carries a version string that go-version cannot parse (e.g. missing v prefix or malformed semver). That release is skipped; the error surfaces if no valid candidates remain.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at packer/plugin-getter/plugins.go:674 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Ignore — the malformed release is skipped and installation continues with valid ones","If all releases fail, check the plugin's release page for malformed version tags"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"eb36e3c3e48a036f3e8cc94087636ee72e1303c9","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T13:20:43.127Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T13:20:43.127Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T17:17:11.597Z"}