Could not transfer artifact (https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Received fatal alert: protocol_version -> [Help 1]

Question

I am new to Maven and trying to setup my first project in Maven but receiving the below error message when I am doing \" Run as -> Maven install \" in Eclipse. Below is my s

Answer 1

In my case the automatic update of maven dependencies were disabled in eclipse.
Solution:
Go to Windows->Preferences->Maven
and uncheck the check box

"Do not automatically update dependencies from remote repositories"

Then update the project
Right click on project->maven->update project

Answer 2

I resolved this error in SpringToolSuit by adding settings.xml file in .m2 folder which is located in Users folder of C drive and by updating Project by right click on pom.xml -> Maeven -> Update Project.

Make sure you select Force update of snapshots/releases.

Answer 3

I had upgraded from Java 1.7 to Java 1.8 and got the same error. To resolve this error, I checked the mvn version using mvn -version and found that JAVA_HOME was still using the Java 1.7. I changed the JAVA_HOME in the environment variable to point to Java 1.8 jre in JDK

Hope this helps someone.