diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 75a779490c..aead1fa934 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.m2e.core;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.6.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 2.6.1.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.MavenPluginActivator
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/pom.xml
index da28175d6e..fc9ab355b2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.m2e.core</artifactId>
-	<version>2.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 
 	<name>Maven Integration for Eclipse Core Plug-in</name>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/EclipseWorkspaceArtifactRepository.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/EclipseWorkspaceArtifactRepository.java
index d2605a6f20..1b1d51d6af 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/EclipseWorkspaceArtifactRepository.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.core/src/org/eclipse/m2e/core/internal/project/registry/EclipseWorkspaceArtifactRepository.java
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ protected File resolveAsEclipseProject(String groupId, String artifactId, String
 
     if(context.resolverConfiguration.isResolveWorkspaceProjects()) {
       IWorkspaceRoot root = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot();
-      IPath file = pom.getLocation();
-      if(file == null) {
+      IPath pomFile = pom.getLocation();
+      if(pomFile == null) {
         return ProjectRegistryManager.toJavaIoFile(pom);
       }
       if(!POM_EXTENSION.equals(extension)) {
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ protected File resolveAsEclipseProject(String groupId, String artifactId, String
         if(location != null) {
           IResource res = root.findMember(location);
           if(res != null) {
-            file = res.getLocation();
+            return res.getLocation().toFile();
           }
         }
+        return null;
+      } else {
+        return pomFile.toFile();
       }
-
-      return file.toFile();
     }
 
     return null;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.feature/feature.xml b/org.eclipse.m2e.feature/feature.xml
index 97f0d2ca9b..78f6c1631a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.feature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="org.eclipse.m2e.feature"
       label="%featureName"
-      version="2.6.0.qualifier"
+      version="2.6.1.qualifier"
       provider-name="%providerName"
       plugin="org.eclipse.m2e.core"
       license-feature="org.eclipse.license"