[MRELEASE-932] ReleaseFailureException of an artifact with version as a property

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.5.1, 2.5.3
• Component/s: prepare
• Labels: bug
• Environment: Maven 3.2.1; Windows 7; Intel Core i7
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Antoine
• Created: 25/Nov/15 11:00
• Updated: 29/Mar/22 16:20

Description

After updating the release maven plugin from version 2.0.0 to 2.5.1, I've got the following exception:

message : Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.1:prepare (default-cli) on project ping-parent: The artifact (com.mycompagny.myapp:myapp-client) requires a different version (15.4.0) than what is found (12.2.1) for the expression (version.client.tested) in the project (com.mycompagny.myapp:myapp-client).
cause : The artifact (com.mycompagny.myapp:myapp-client) requires a different version (15.4.0) than what is found (12.2.1) for the expression (version.client.tested) in the project (com.mycompagny.myapp:myapp-client).
Stack trace : 
org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:2.5.1:prepare (default-cli) on project ping-parent: The artifact (fr.generali.gael.ping:ping-injection-client) requires a different version (15.4.1-git) than what is found (15.4.0) for the expression (version.client.tested) in the project (fr.generali.gael.ping:ping-client-test).
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:213)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)
	at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java

This error happens in a multi-module application.
For testing purpose, we depends from an older version of an artefact of the same application.
When the artefact version is an expression (ie. ${version.client.tested}), the AbstractRewritePomsPhase class do a chek.
If we don't use the expression (i.e. properties), the release is working.

Maven configuration that fails:

<properties>
	<version.client.tested>12.1.0</version.client.tested>
</properties>
<dependency>
      <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
      <artifactId>myapp-client</artifactId>
      <version>${version.client.tested}</version>
</dependency>	

Maven configuration that is working:

<dependency>
      <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
      <artifactId>myapp-client</artifactId>
      <version>12.1.0</version>
</dependency>