Maven build succeeds locally but fails in Jenkins ("NoSuchMethodError" in Spring Cloud Contract plugin)

[Awakuruf]

Summary

I'm seeing a build inconsistency between my local environment and our Jenkins pipeline.
Locally, mvn clean install completes successfully with no errors.
However, on Jenkins the build fails during the Spring Cloud Contract test generation phase with a NoSuchMethodError related to org.eclipse.aether.SessionData.

This is the error from Jenkins:

[INFO] --- spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.3.0:generateTests (default-generateTests) @ test-provider-service ---
--
  |   |   | [INFO] Generating server tests source code for Spring Cloud Contract Verifier contract verification
  |   |   | [INFO] Download dependency is provided - will retrieve contracts from a remote location
  |   |   | [INFO] Will download stubs and contracts via Aether
  |   |   | [INFO] Resolved version is [0.0.1-contract-test-SNAPSHOT]
  |   |   | [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [INFO] BUILD FAILURE
  |   |   | [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [INFO] Total time:  18.524 s
  |   |   | [INFO] Finished at: 2026-02-27T20:38:43Z
  |   |   | [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.3.0:generateTests (default-generateTests) on project test-provider-service: Execution default-generateTests of goal org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.3.0:generateTests failed: An API incompatibility was encountered while executing org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.3.0:generateTests: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'java.lang.Object org.eclipse.aether.SessionData.computeIfAbsent(java.lang.Object, java.util.function.Supplier)'

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Environment Details

Local

• Build: Successful
• Java version: openjdk version "17.0.4.1" 2022-08-12 LTS
  *. OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu17.36+17-CA (build 17.0.4.1+1-LTS)
• Maven version: Apache Maven 3.6.3
• OS: macOS

Jenkins

• Build: Fails during spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:generateTests
• Maven version: Apache Maven 3.6.3
• Jenkins agent OS: Linux

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Questions

1. Does the Spring Cloud Contract plugin require a minimum Maven version?
   If so, what is the minimum supported version?

2. Is this a known compatibility issue with Maven 3.6.x or older?

3. Should Jenkins be upgraded to a newer Maven or JDK version to support this plugin?

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Additional Logs / Config

If helpful, I can provide:

• Full Jenkins console output
• pom.xml
• Jenkins pipeline configuration

[marcingrzejszczak]

Can you paste the full stacktrace? Where did that method got called from?

For Contract 4.3.0 it's Maven 3.9.8. I think I've forgotten to bump this value.

[Awakuruf]

Anyway for this to work with Maven 3.6.3?

This is the full stacktrace, not sure if any of these helps though:

[INFO]
--
  |   |   | [INFO] --- spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.3.0:generateTests (default-generateTests) @ tra-admin-service ---
  |   |   | [INFO] Generating server tests source code for Spring Cloud Contract Verifier contract verification
  |   |   | [INFO] Download dependency is provided - will retrieve contracts from a remote location
  |   |   | [INFO] Will download stubs and contracts via Aether
  |   |   | [INFO] Resolved version is [0.0.1-contract-test-SNAPSHOT]
  |   |   | [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [INFO] BUILD FAILURE
  |   |   | [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [INFO] Total time:  18.524 s
  |   |   | [INFO] Finished at: 2026-02-27T20:38:43Z
  |   |   | [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.1.4:generateTests (default-generateTests) on project tra-admin-service: Execution default-generateTests of goal org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.1.4:generateTests failed: An API incompatibility was encountered while executing org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.1.4:generateTests: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'java.lang.Object org.eclipse.aether.SessionData.computeIfAbsent(java.lang.Object, java.util.function.Supplier)'
  |   |   | [ERROR] -----------------------------------------------------
  |   |   | [ERROR] realm =    extension>org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.1.4
  |   |   | [ERROR] strategy = org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.strategy.SelfFirstStrategy
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[0] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[1] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-verifier/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-verifier-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[2] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-spec/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-spec-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[3] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-spec-java-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[4] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/dk/brics/automaton/1.12-4/automaton-1.12-4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[5] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-spec-groovy/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-spec-groovy-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[6] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-shade/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-shade-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[7] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/3.2.7/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[8] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot/3.2.7/spring-boot-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[9] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-test/3.2.7/spring-boot-test-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[10] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-autoconfigure/3.2.7/spring-boot-autoconfigure-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[11] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-databind/2.15.4/jackson-databind-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[12] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-annotations/2.15.4/jackson-annotations-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[13] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/core/jackson-core/2.15.4/jackson-core-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[14] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-text/1.11.0/commons-text-1.11.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[15] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.13.0/commons-lang3-3.13.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[16] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/github/tomakehurst/wiremock-jre8-standalone/2.35.1/wiremock-jre8-standalone-2.35.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[17] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/toomuchcoding/jsonassert/jsonassert/0.8.0/jsonassert-0.8.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[18] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jayway/jsonpath/json-path/2.9.0/json-path-2.9.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[19] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/minidev/json-smart/2.5.1/json-smart-2.5.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[20] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/minidev/accessors-smart/2.5.1/accessors-smart-2.5.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[21] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/ow2/asm/asm/9.6/asm-9.6.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[22] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/rackspace/eclipse/webtools/sourceediting/org.eclipse.wst.xml.xpath2.processor/2.1.100/org.eclipse.wst.xml.xpath2.processor-2.1.100.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[23] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/edu/princeton/cup/java-cup/10k/java-cup-10k.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[24] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/ibm/icu/icu4j/4.6/icu4j-4.6.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[25] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/groovy/groovy/4.0.21/groovy-4.0.21.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[26] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/groovy/groovy-nio/4.0.21/groovy-nio-4.0.21.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[27] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/groovy/groovy-json/4.0.21/groovy-json-4.0.21.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[28] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/groovy/groovy-xml/4.0.21/groovy-xml-4.0.21.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[29] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/skyscreamer/jsonassert/1.5.1/jsonassert-1.5.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[30] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/vaadin/external/google/android-json/0.0.20131108.vaadin1/android-json-0.0.20131108.vaadin1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[31] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/github/jknack/handlebars/4.3.1/handlebars-4.3.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[32] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/commons-beanutils/commons-beanutils/1.9.4/commons-beanutils-1.9.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[33] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/commons-logging/commons-logging/1.2/commons-logging-1.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[34] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/commons-collections/commons-collections/3.2.2/commons-collections-3.2.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[35] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/yaml/snakeyaml/2.2/snakeyaml-2.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[36] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/dataformat/jackson-dataformat-yaml/2.15.4/jackson-dataformat-yaml-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[37] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter-test/3.2.7/spring-boot-starter-test-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[38] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/jakarta/xml/bind/jakarta.xml.bind-api/4.0.2/jakarta.xml.bind-api-4.0.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[39] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/jakarta/activation/jakarta.activation-api/2.1.3/jakarta.activation-api-2.1.3.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[40] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/awaitility/awaitility/4.2.0/awaitility-4.2.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[41] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/junit/jupiter/junit-jupiter/5.10.2/junit-jupiter-5.10.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[42] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/junit/jupiter/junit-jupiter-params/5.10.2/junit-jupiter-params-5.10.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[43] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/junit/jupiter/junit-jupiter-engine/5.10.2/junit-jupiter-engine-5.10.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[44] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/junit/platform/junit-platform-engine/1.10.2/junit-platform-engine-1.10.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[45] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/mockito/mockito-junit-jupiter/5.7.0/mockito-junit-jupiter-5.7.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[46] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-core/6.1.10/spring-core-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[47] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-test/6.1.10/spring-test-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[48] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/xmlunit/xmlunit-core/2.9.1/xmlunit-core-2.9.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[49] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/bytebuddy/byte-buddy/1.14.17/byte-buddy-1.14.17.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[50] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/javacrumbs/json-unit/json-unit-assertj/2.38.0/json-unit-assertj-2.38.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[51] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/javacrumbs/json-unit/json-unit-core/2.38.0/json-unit-core-2.38.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[52] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/javacrumbs/json-unit/json-unit-json-path/2.38.0/json-unit-json-path-2.38.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[53] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/junit/jupiter/junit-jupiter-api/5.10.2/junit-jupiter-api-5.10.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[54] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/opentest4j/opentest4j/1.3.0/opentest4j-1.3.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[55] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/junit/platform/junit-platform-commons/1.10.2/junit-platform-commons-1.10.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[56] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apiguardian/apiguardian-api/1.1.2/apiguardian-api-1.1.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[57] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-converters/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-converters-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[58] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-context/6.1.10/spring-context-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[59] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-aop/6.1.10/spring-aop-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[60] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-beans/6.1.10/spring-beans-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[61] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-expression/6.1.10/spring-expression-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[62] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/io/micrometer/micrometer-observation/1.12.7/micrometer-observation-1.12.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[63] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/io/micrometer/micrometer-commons/1.12.7/micrometer-commons-1.12.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[64] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter-logging/3.2.7/spring-boot-starter-logging-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[65] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/ch/qos/logback/logback-classic/1.4.14/logback-classic-1.4.14.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[66] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/slf4j/jul-to-slf4j/2.0.13/jul-to-slf4j-2.0.13.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[67] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[68] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jgit/org.eclipse.jgit/6.7.0.202309050840-r/org.eclipse.jgit-6.7.0.202309050840-r.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[69] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/googlecode/javaewah/JavaEWAH/1.2.3/JavaEWAH-1.2.3.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[70] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.16.1/commons-codec-1.16.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[71] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/jgit/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch/6.7.0.202309050840-r/org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.jsch-6.7.0.202309050840-r.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[72] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jcraft/jsch/0.1.55/jsch-0.1.55.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[73] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jcraft/jzlib/1.1.3/jzlib-1.1.3.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[74] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jcraft/jsch.agentproxy.sshagent/0.0.9/jsch.agentproxy.sshagent-0.0.9.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[75] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jcraft/jsch.agentproxy.core/0.0.9/jsch.agentproxy.core-0.0.9.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[76] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jcraft/jsch.agentproxy.jsch/0.0.9/jsch.agentproxy.jsch-0.0.9.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[77] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/jcraft/jsch.agentproxy.usocket-jna/0.0.9/jsch.agentproxy.usocket-jna-0.0.9.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[78] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/java/dev/jna/jna/4.1.0/jna-4.1.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[79] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/net/java/dev/jna/jna-platform/4.1.0/jna-platform-4.1.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[80] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock/4.1.4/spring-cloud-contract-wiremock-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[81] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter/3.2.7/spring-boot-starter-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[82] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/jakarta/annotation/jakarta.annotation-api/2.1.1/jakarta.annotation-api-2.1.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[83] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-web/6.1.10/spring-web-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[84] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/client5/httpclient5/5.2.3/httpclient5-5.2.3.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[85] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/core5/httpcore5/5.2.4/httpcore5-5.2.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[86] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/core5/httpcore5-h2/5.2.4/httpcore5-h2-5.2.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[87] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/assertj/assertj-core/3.24.2/assertj-core-3.24.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[88] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/hamcrest/hamcrest/2.2/hamcrest-2.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[89] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/cloud/spring-cloud-test-support/4.1.4/spring-cloud-test-support-4.1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[90] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/resolver/maven-resolver-connector-basic/1.9.18/maven-resolver-connector-basic-1.9.18.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[91] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/resolver/maven-resolver-util/1.9.18/maven-resolver-util-1.9.18.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[92] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/resolver/maven-resolver-named-locks/1.9.18/maven-resolver-named-locks-1.9.18.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[93] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/resolver/maven-resolver-transport-http/1.9.18/maven-resolver-transport-http-1.9.18.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[94] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpclient/4.5.14/httpclient-4.5.14.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[95] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/httpcomponents/httpcore/4.4.16/httpcore-4.4.16.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[96] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter-web/3.2.7/spring-boot-starter-web-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[97] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter-json/3.2.7/spring-boot-starter-json-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[98] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/jackson-datatype-jdk8/2.15.4/jackson-datatype-jdk8-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[99] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/datatype/jackson-datatype-jsr310/2.15.4/jackson-datatype-jsr310-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[100] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/fasterxml/jackson/module/jackson-module-parameter-names/2.15.4/jackson-module-parameter-names-2.15.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[101] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter-tomcat/3.2.7/spring-boot-starter-tomcat-3.2.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[102] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/10.1.25/tomcat-embed-core-10.1.25.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[103] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-el/10.1.25/tomcat-embed-el-10.1.25.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[104] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-websocket/10.1.25/tomcat-embed-websocket-10.1.25.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[105] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-webmvc/6.1.10/spring-webmvc-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[106] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/springframework/spring-jcl/6.1.10/spring-jcl-6.1.10.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[107] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/shared/maven-filtering/3.1.1/maven-filtering-3.1.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[108] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/maven-builder-support/3.9.8/maven-builder-support-3.9.8.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[109] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-sec-dispatcher/2.0/plexus-sec-dispatcher-2.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[110] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-cipher/2.0/plexus-cipher-2.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[111] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/aether/aether-util/1.7/aether-util-1.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[112] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/sisu/sisu-inject-bean/2.6.0/sisu-inject-bean-2.6.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[113] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/javax/enterprise/cdi-api/1.0/cdi-api-1.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[114] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/sisu/sisu-guice/3.2.5/sisu-guice-3.2.5-no_aop.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[115] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/google/guava/guava/16.0.1/guava-16.0.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[116] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/eclipse/sisu/org.eclipse.sisu.inject/0.3.5/org.eclipse.sisu.inject-0.3.5.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[117] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/javax/annotation/javax.annotation-api/1.2/javax.annotation-api-1.2.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[118] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/plexus/plexus-sec-dispatcher/1.3/plexus-sec-dispatcher-1.3.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[119] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/plexus/plexus-cipher/1.4/plexus-cipher-1.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[120] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/shared/maven-shared-utils/3.0.0/maven-shared-utils-3.0.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[121] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/google/code/findbugs/jsr305/2.0.1/jsr305-2.0.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[122] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/4.0.0/plexus-utils-4.0.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[123] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-interpolation/1.22/plexus-interpolation-1.22.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[124] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/sonatype/plexus/plexus-build-api/0.0.7/plexus-build-api-0.0.7.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[125] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/ch/qos/logback/logback-core/1.4.14/logback-core-1.4.14.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[126] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/maven-archiver/3.6.1/maven-archiver-3.6.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[127] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-archiver/4.9.1/plexus-archiver-4.9.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[128] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-io/3.4.1/plexus-io-3.4.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[129] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/commons-io/commons-io/2.15.1/commons-io-2.15.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[130] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/commons/commons-compress/1.25.0/commons-compress-1.25.0.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[131] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/iq80/snappy/snappy/0.4/snappy-0.4.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[132] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/tukaani/xz/1.9/xz-1.9.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[133] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/com/github/luben/zstd-jni/1.5.5-11/zstd-jni-1.5.5-11.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[134] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/apache/maven/shared/maven-shared-incremental/1.1/maven-shared-incremental-1.1.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] urls[135] = file:/sys_apps_01/jenkins/.m2/repository/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-component-annotations/1.5.5/plexus-component-annotations-1.5.5.jar
  |   |   | [ERROR] Number of foreign imports: 1
  |   |   | [ERROR] import: Entry[import  from realm ClassRealm[maven.api, parent: null]]

[Awakuruf]

I did some research and sources seem to suggest:

Why it works locally but fails in Jenkins:
Your local environment might have dependency caching or a different classpath that masks the issue
Jenkins has a clean environment and strictly enforces the Maven Resolver API compatibility
The enforcer plugin should be failing locally too, but it might not be running in your local build

Solution: You need to upgrade to Maven 3.8.1 or higher. You can either:
Upgrade your system Maven to 3.8.1+
Use Maven Wrapper (recommended for consistent builds across environments)

Is this really the case though?

[marcingrzejszczak]

I mean you should always use a maven wrapper. Mvn 3.6 is ~7 years old if I'm not mistaken

[Awakuruf]

That's true, what's weird is how it mvn builds fine locally, but not in jenkins because of this error...

[Awakuruf]

I've tried adding these:

                <dependencies>
                    <!-- Force Maven Resolver 1.9.x to fix SessionData.computeIfAbsent() error with Maven 3.6.3 -->
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
                        <artifactId>maven-resolver-api</artifactId>
                        <version>1.9.18</version>
                    </dependency>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
                        <artifactId>maven-resolver-impl</artifactId>
                        <version>1.9.18</version>
                    </dependency>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
                        <artifactId>maven-resolver-connector-basic</artifactId>
                        <version>1.9.18</version>
                    </dependency>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.resolver</groupId>
                        <artifactId>maven-resolver-transport-http</artifactId>
                        <version>1.9.18</version>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>

By explicitly declaring newer Maven Resolver 1.9.18 as plugin dependencies, Maven loads these instead of the bundled older versions. But still no luck... Any ideas on what I can do?

[Awakuruf]

Hi @marcingrzejszczak,
I’ve tested several versions of the spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin, and the latest one that works without producing this error is 4.0.7.
I’m wondering whether this version is still considered usable. I’m hesitant to rely on it since the Spring support page indicates that support for this version has ended: https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud-contract#support
Is 4.0.7 still a valid and safe version to use?

[marcingrzejszczak]

Always use the latest. Can't you use a different version of maven?

[Awakuruf]

Well I think updating the entire maven version of the project could introduce vulnerabilities and issues on other dependencies we have.
It would be way more of a bigger task to upgrade the project mvn version…
So ideally using a compatible version of spring cloud contract would be a better solution for us…

[Awakuruf]

@marcingrzejszczak

Is there a way for Spring Cloud Contract to pick up the latest version of the stub from remote artifactory in the pom configuration? Something like this (the below configuration doesn't work but something like this is what I'm looking for):

            <!-- Contract Test Plugin -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>${spring-cloud-contract.version}</version>
                <extensions>true</extensions>
                <configuration>
                    <!-- REMOTE mode: Read contracts from consumer's published stubs in Artifactory -->
                    <contractsMode>REMOTE</contractsMode>

                    <!-- Consumer's stubs artifact coordinates -->
                    <!-- Using + to automatically pick latest available version in Artifactory -->
                    <contractDependency>
                        <groupId>consumer</groupId>
                        <artifactId>consumer-service</artifactId>
                        <version>+</version>
                        <classifier>stubs</classifier>
                    </contractDependency>

                    <!-- Artifactory repository URL -->
                    <contractsRepositoryUrl>https://artifactory/snapshots</contractsRepositoryUrl>

                    <!-- Path within the stub JAR - uses wildcard pattern to auto-discover version -->
                    <!-- Spring Cloud Contract will automatically find the contracts directory -->
                    <contractsPath>**/contracts/tra-admin</contractsPath>

I recall in the @AutoConfigureStubRunner there was a "+" option that results to the latest, but was wondering if there was for the pom configuration as well?

@AutoConfigureStubRunner(
        ids = "provider:+:stubs:8085",
        stubsMode = StubRunnerProperties.StubsMode.REMOTE
        generateStubs = true
)

[marcingrzejszczak]

What if you don't set any version?

[Awakuruf]

@marcingrzejszczak when I don't set any versions it seems to literally look for stubs that contains "+" inside them.

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.0.7:generateTests (default-generateTests) on project provider-service: Execution default-generateTests of goal
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin:4.0.7:generateTests failed: No stubs or contracts were found for [com.contract.project:consumer:+:stubs] and the switch to fail on no stubs was set.