Maven2 error: Cannot read metadata
Error retrieving previous build number for artifact, Cannot read metadata from, expected START_TAG or END_TAG not TEXT
Section titled “Error retrieving previous build number for artifact, Cannot read metadata from, expected START_TAG or END_TAG not TEXT”If you see the following error:
Error retrieving previous build number for artifact 'com.example:example:jar':Cannot read metadata from '/.m2/repository/com/example/example/1.1-SNAPSHOT/maven-metadata-snapshots.xml':expected START_TAG or END_TAG not TEXT (position: TEXT seen ...<classifier>sources</... @14:30)Then upgrade your maven from 2.0.9. I used 2.2.1 then my build worked again.