In gradle dependency versions can be omitted when they are specified through other means, e.g. a platform dependency (BOM). Publishing then fails at the task ":generatePomFileForDefaultPublication" with a null-pointer exception. It can be traced back to: https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin/blob/37ccd82b6cca9c71012b8bcd17f898d4168ce048/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/mppDependencyRewritingUtils.kt#L188 where the version of the unresolved dependency is referenced via a null asserted call, which will not necessarily exist. See attached example project and log. Gradle Version: 7.2 Kotlin Plugin Version: 1.5.20  …