quarkusio/quarkus · error · BootstrapMavenException

Failed to load current project at

Error message

Failed to load current project at 

What it means

BootstrapMavenException from resolveCurrentProject in the bootstrap Maven context: the current project's pom.xml could not be loaded/parsed (missing file, unreadable, or invalid XML). The path that failed to load is appended to the message.

Source

Thrown at independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/BootstrapMavenContext.java:396

    public String getLocalRepo() throws BootstrapMavenException {
        return localRepo == null ? localRepo = resolveLocalRepo(getEffectiveSettings()) : localRepo;
    }

    private String[] getLocalRepoTail() {
        return localRepoTail == null ? localRepoTail = resolveLocalRepoTail() : localRepoTail;
    }

    private boolean getLocalRepoTailIgnoreAvailability() {
        return localRepoTailIgnoreAvailability == null
                ? localRepoTailIgnoreAvailability = resolveLocalRepoTailIgnoreAvailability()
                : localRepoTailIgnoreAvailability;
    }

    private LocalProject resolveCurrentProject(List<WorkspaceModulePom> providedModules) throws BootstrapMavenException {
        try {
            return LocalProject.loadWorkspace(this, providedModules);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new BootstrapMavenException("Failed to load current project at " + getCurrentProjectPomOrNull(), e);
        }
    }

    private String resolveLocalRepo(Settings settings) {
        String localRepo = System.getenv("QUARKUS_LOCAL_REPO");
        if (localRepo != null) {
            return localRepo;
        }
        localRepo = getProperty("maven.repo.local");
        if (localRepo != null) {
            return localRepo;
        }
        localRepo = settings.getLocalRepository();
        return localRepo == null ? new File(getUserMavenConfigurationHome(), "repository").getAbsolutePath() : localRepo;
    }

    private String[] resolveLocalRepoTail() {
        final String localRepoTail = getProperty("maven.repo.local.tail");

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Solutions

1. Verify the pom.xml path passed to the bootstrap context exists and is readable
2. Fix XML syntax errors in the pom reported by the caused-by exception
3. Ensure the current project GAV can be resolved from the pom

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at independent-projects/bootstrap/maven-resolver/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/resolver/maven/BootstrapMavenContext.java:396 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of quarkusio/quarkus@e1c734241f (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3deda9d9260bb8c5. Report an issue: GitHub.