[MNG-6798] build-helper-maven-plugin: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: version can neither be null, empty nor blank

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.2
• Component/s: Plugins and Lifecycle
• External issue URL: https://github.com/mojohaus/build-helper-maven-plugin/issues/83
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jamin Collins
• Created: 04/Nov/19 16:20
• Updated: 09/Jun/20 20:44
• Resolved: 09/Jun/20 20:44

Description

After upgrading to maven 3.6.2 I found that I could no longer successfully build one of my projects.  The error:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin:3.0.0:released-version (released-version) on project forge-gui-desktop: Execution released-version of goal org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin:3.0.0:released-version failed: version can neither be null, empty nor blank -> [Help 1]

seemed to indicate a problem with one of the plugins, specifically build-helper-maven-plugin.  However, I have found that rolling maven (and only maven) back to 3.6.1 allows the project to build.  So, this appears to be a problem with maven and not the plugin.