P ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) *updated* an issue Hibernate ORM ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjJiYTFhM2Iw... ) / New Feature ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-13924?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjJiYT... ) HHH-13924 ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-13924?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjJiYT... ) Hibernate also must scan for persistence.xml in module-path if Java 9+ ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-13924?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiMjJiYT... ) Change By: P ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?accountId=557058%... ) JPMS appeared in Java 9, now Java 14 is available. Starting from Java 9 we have two types of path: # -- class-path and # --module-path. If JPMS is used in application then, as a rule, no class-path is used. So I suggest to add scanning for ` persistence.xml ` also in module-path. Although according to JPA specs persistence.xml file has to be located in the META-INF directory in the classpath, all we know that there was no JPMS when JPA specs was written. ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-13924#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Add Comment ( https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HHH-13924#add-comment?atlOrigin=ey... ) Get Jira notifications on your phone! Download the Jira Cloud app for Android ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atlassian.android.jira.... ) or iOS ( https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1006972087?pt=696495&ct=Em... ) This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v1001.0.0-SNAPSHOT#100123- sha1:acdf366 )