javax.validation.ValidationException: Unable to find default provider
See this answer : https://stackoverflow.com/a/3989936/325742 To fix, Add this maven dependency Hibernate Validator Annotation Processor. <dependency> <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId> <artifactId>hibernate-validator-annotation-processor</artifactId> <version>4.1.0.Final</version> </dependency> That’s the latest stable version of that artifact, as seen from here Generic way of finding a dependency Let’s say that you got a a NoClassDefFoundError stating that the class org.postgresql.Driver was not found. Use … Read more