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Published Jun. 30, 2025

PatchFileStructureException: Could not find hotfix.json or hotfix.sign

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Apsara Raheja

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Issue

  • In some circumstances, users are unable to install the hotfix in their environment. The cause is often due to the incompatibility of the patching tool version. Sometimes, users receive the following error line: 

Problem occurred during the parsing of the hotfix:

com.liferay.tools.patching.exceptions.PatchFileStructureException: Could not find hotfix.json or hotfix.sign

Environment

  • Liferay DXP [7.1 - 7.4]

Resolution

  • To handle this error, check the version of the Patching Tool.
  • The patching tool 4.x is the required tool for the Quarterly Releases (2023.q3.1, 2023.q3.2, ...) only, and it is not backward-compatible.
  • For DXP 7.4 updates, the latest compatible version of the Patching Tool is 3.0.38.

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