diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPlugin.java
index 07474bd79b79..1143cb2fcf5d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/bom/BomPlugin.java
@@ -140,10 +140,9 @@ private void replaceVersionsWithVersionPropertyReferences(Node dependencyManagem
 			Node dependencies = findChild(dependencyManagement, "dependencies");
 			if (dependencies != null) {
 				for (Node dependency : findChildren(dependencies, "dependency")) {
-					String groupId = findChild(dependency, "groupId").text();
-					String artifactId = findChild(dependency, "artifactId").text();
-					Node classifierNode = findChild(dependency, "classifier");
-					String classifier = (classifierNode != null) ? classifierNode.text() : "";
+					String groupId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "groupId"));
+					String artifactId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "artifactId"));
+					String classifier = extractText(findChild(dependency, "classifier"));
 					String versionProperty = this.bom.getArtifactVersionProperty(groupId, artifactId, classifier);
 					if (versionProperty != null) {
 						findChild(dependency, "version").setValue("${" + versionProperty + "}");
@@ -156,8 +155,8 @@ private void addExclusionsToManagedDependencies(Node dependencyManagement) {
 			Node dependencies = findChild(dependencyManagement, "dependencies");
 			if (dependencies != null) {
 				for (Node dependency : findChildren(dependencies, "dependency")) {
-					String groupId = findChild(dependency, "groupId").text();
-					String artifactId = findChild(dependency, "artifactId").text();
+					String groupId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "groupId"));
+					String artifactId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "artifactId"));
 					this.bom.getLibraries()
 						.stream()
 						.flatMap((library) -> library.getGroups().stream())
@@ -179,8 +178,8 @@ private void addTypesToManagedDependencies(Node dependencyManagement) {
 			Node dependencies = findChild(dependencyManagement, "dependencies");
 			if (dependencies != null) {
 				for (Node dependency : findChildren(dependencies, "dependency")) {
-					String groupId = findChild(dependency, "groupId").text();
-					String artifactId = findChild(dependency, "artifactId").text();
+					String groupId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "groupId"));
+					String artifactId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "artifactId"));
 					Set<String> types = this.bom.getLibraries()
 						.stream()
 						.flatMap((library) -> library.getGroups().stream())
@@ -207,9 +206,9 @@ private void addClassifiedManagedDependencies(Node dependencyManagement) {
 			Node dependencies = findChild(dependencyManagement, "dependencies");
 			if (dependencies != null) {
 				for (Node dependency : findChildren(dependencies, "dependency")) {
-					String groupId = findChild(dependency, "groupId").text();
-					String artifactId = findChild(dependency, "artifactId").text();
-					String version = findChild(dependency, "version").text();
+					String groupId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "groupId"));
+					String artifactId = extractText(findChild(dependency, "artifactId"));
+					String version = extractText(findChild(dependency, "version"));
 					Set<String> classifiers = this.bom.getLibraries()
 						.stream()
 						.flatMap((library) -> library.getGroups().stream())
@@ -296,6 +295,10 @@ private boolean isNodeWithName(Object candidate, String name) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		private String extractText(Node node) {
+			return (node != null) ? node.text() : "";
+		}
+
 	}
 
 }