java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.apache.maven.project.injection.DefaultProfileInjector.injectPlugins(DefaultProfileInjector.java:147)
at org.apache.maven.project.injection.DefaultProfileInjector.injectBuild(DefaultProfileInjector.java:134)
at org.apache.maven.project.injection.DefaultProfileInjector.inject(DefaultProfileInjector.java:80)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.injectActiveProfiles(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:1037)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.assembleLineage(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:838)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.build(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:594)
at org.apache.maven.project.DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.buildFromRepository(DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java:354)
at org.apache.maven.project.artifact.MavenMetadataSource.retrieve(MavenMetadataSource.java:102)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolveMetaVersion(DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:669)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion(DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:183)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.version.DefaultPluginVersionManager.resolvePluginVersion(DefaultPluginVersionManager.java:87)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultPluginManager.verifyPlugin(DefaultPluginManager.java:177)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.verifyPlugin(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1174)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.getMojoDescriptor(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:1436)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeStandaloneGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:484)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoal(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:455)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeGoalAndHandleFailures(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:303)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.executeTaskSegments(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:270)
at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleExecutor.execute(DefaultLifecycleExecutor.java:139)
at org.apache.maven.embedder.MavenEmbedder.execute(MavenEmbedder.java:472)
at org.apache.maven.embedder.MavenEmbedder.execute(MavenEmbedder.java:413)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.antrun.AntRunMojoTest.invokeMaven(AntRunMojoTest.java:131)
at org.apache.maven.plugin.antrun.AntRunMojoTest.testDefaultProject(AntRunMojoTest.java:74)
Fixed by upgrading maven embedder and APIs to 2.0.4.
prerequiste mave version is now 2.0.4