Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactCollector.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactCollector.java	(revision 545204)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/resolver/DefaultArtifactCollector.java	(working copy)
@@ -160,10 +160,13 @@
                             if ( resetArtifact.getVersion() == null && resetArtifact.getVersionRange() != null &&
                                 resetArtifact.getAvailableVersions() != null )
                             {
-
-                                resetArtifact.selectVersion( resetArtifact.getVersionRange().matchVersion(
-                                    resetArtifact.getAvailableVersions() ).toString() );
-                                fireEvent( ResolutionListener.SELECT_VERSION_FROM_RANGE, listeners, resetNodes[j] );
+                            	ArtifactVersion version = resetArtifact.getVersionRange().matchVersion(
+                                        resetArtifact.getAvailableVersions() );
+                            	if (version != null)
+                            	{
+                            		resetArtifact.selectVersion( version.toString() );
+                                	fireEvent( ResolutionListener.SELECT_VERSION_FROM_RANGE, listeners, resetNodes[j] );
+                            	}
                             }
                         }
                     }