Maven dependency version conflicts causing NoClassDefFoundError in production
I'm trying to debug I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me. I'm experiencing a `NoClassDefFoundError` in my production environment after deploying a new version of our application built with Maven. It seems to be related to conflicting dependencies. Specifically, I'm using Spring Boot 2.5.4 and have the following dependencies in my `pom.xml`: ```xml <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId> <version>2.5.4</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId> <version>2.5.4</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId> <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId> <version>5.4.32.Final</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId> <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId> <version>1.7.30</version> </dependency> ``` After running `mvn clean package`, I noticed a warning about dependency conflicts: ``` [WARNING] Conflict with org.hibernate:hibernate-core version 5.4.30.Final found in dependencies: {org.hibernate:hibernate-core=5.4.32.Final, org.hibernate:hibernate-core=5.4.30.Final} ``` I've tried to resolve these version conflicts by explicitly specifying the version of `hibernate-core` in the `dependencyManagement` section, but the warning continues and the application still fails with the `NoClassDefFoundError` when it tries to access Hibernate classes during runtime. I've also cleared my Maven cache using `mvn dependency:purge-local-repository` and rebuilt the project, but the scenario remains. Is there a way to effectively manage these conflicting dependencies to avoid this runtime behavior? Any insights on how to troubleshoot or resolve such dependency issues in Maven would be greatly appreciated. I'm working on a web app that needs to handle this. I'm using Java latest in this project. Any advice would be much appreciated.