[FIXED] Maven Error While Processing POM: [FATAL] Non-parseable POM...PITarget with reserved xml name

Issue

Anybody has any idea on why this error comes up right after importing a Spring Boot project in Springsource Tool Suite:

[ERROR] [ERROR] Some problems were encountered while processing the POMs:
[FATAL] Non-parseable POM C:\Users\...\.m2\repository\com\fasterxml\oss-parent\33\oss-parent-33.pom: processing instruction can not have PITarget with reserved xml name (position: END_TAG seen ...</profiles>\n\n</project>\n<?xml

I looked everywhere and the only similar issues I came across were:

• this, however, the solution there was to create a new workspace to resolve it. It doesn't work for me.
• this but this also doesn't work for me.

Any help will greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Solution

Apparently it had nothing to do with my codebase or POM. After I deleted everything in my ".m2" directory and rebuilt the project it started working fine.

Answered By - Gauzy
Answer Checked By - Senaida (JavaFixing Volunteer)