The current pom.xml dependency <dependency> <groupId>io.spring.initializr</groupId> <artifactId>initializr-web</artifactId> <version>1.0.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version> </dependency> Cause a maven dependency issue in loading into plain old Eclipse Neon. I fixed it with <dependency> <groupId>io.spring.initializr</groupId> <artifactId>initializr-web</artifactId> <version>0.3.0.RELEASE</version> </dependency>