lombok dependency import error in intelliJ

Question

Recently, I am reading Spring In Action. When it came to using lombok dependency, I've got stuck. When I import lombok like it is described in the book:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
    <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
    <optional>true</optional>
</dependency>

IntelliJ IDEA throws following error:

fail to read artifact descriptor for org.projectlombok:lombok:jar:1.18.8

When I use the latest maven code snippet from the lombok website (which references lombok version 1.18.10, see below) the error is gone.

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
    <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
    <version>1.18.10</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

But when I switch the lombok version back to 1.18.8 (see snippet below) the above-mentioned error also comes back. Why does this happen?

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
    <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
    <version>1.18.8</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

Maybe try the answers provided here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6642146/maven-failed-to-read-artifact-descriptor/13382634 — sfiss, Sep 16 '19 at 12:21

ilja · Answer 1 · 2019-09-16T12:36:54.237

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It is possible, that your maven can't find the older lombok dependency locally. Try to update your maven project as described here.

If you get further problems with the same error message (fail to read artifact descriptor) check out this question.

edited Sep 16 '19 at 12:36

answered Sep 16 '19 at 12:31

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