hibernate/hibernate-orm · error · AnnotationException

Property '<path>' is annotated '@GeneratedValue' but is not

Error message

Property '<path>' is annotated '@GeneratedValue' but is not part of an identifier

What it means

Error "Property '<path>' is annotated '@GeneratedValue' but is not part of an identifier" thrown in hibernate/hibernate-orm.

Source

Thrown at hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/internal/EntityBinder.java:1132

			InheritanceState inheritanceState,
			MetadataBuildingContext context,
			PropertyHolder propertyHolder,
			Set<String> idPropertiesIfIdClass,
			ElementsToProcess elementsToProcess,
			Map<ClassDetails, InheritanceState> inheritanceStates) {
		final Set<String> missingIdProperties = new HashSet<>( idPropertiesIfIdClass );
		final Set<String> missingEntityProperties = new HashSet<>();
		for ( var propertyAnnotatedElement : elementsToProcess.getElements() ) {
			final String propertyName = propertyAnnotatedElement.getPropertyName();
			if ( !idPropertiesIfIdClass.contains( propertyName ) ) {
				final var memberDetails = propertyAnnotatedElement.getAttributeMember();
				final boolean hasIdAnnotation = hasIdAnnotation( memberDetails );
				if ( !idPropertiesIfIdClass.isEmpty() && !isIgnoreIdAnnotations() && hasIdAnnotation ) {
					missingEntityProperties.add( propertyName );
				}
				else {
					if ( !hasIdAnnotation && memberDetails.hasAnnotationUsage( GeneratedValue.class, modelsContext() ) ) {
						throw new AnnotationException( "Property '" + getPath( propertyHolder, propertyAnnotatedElement )
												+ "' is annotated '@GeneratedValue' but is not part of an identifier" );
					}
					processElementAnnotations(
							propertyHolder,
							getNullability( inheritanceState, memberDetails ),
							propertyAnnotatedElement,
							this,
							false,
							false,
							false,
							context,
							inheritanceStates
					);
				}
			}
			else {
				missingIdProperties.remove( propertyName );
			}

View on GitHub (pinned to fad1729dce)

Solutions

1. Remove @GeneratedValue from the non-identifier property, or make the property part of the identifier.

When it happens

Trigger: An identifier/value generator declaration is inconsistent with the referenced generator or the annotated element.

Common situations: @GeneratedValue pointing at a generator of the wrong kind (SEQUENCE vs TABLE), a missing named generator, too many generator annotations, or an unsupported generation strategy for @CollectionId.

AI-assisted analysis of hibernate/hibernate-orm@fad1729dce (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/aab93a33c12f0910. Report an issue: GitHub.