When adding Spring Boot starters, users may encounter an issue where another dependencies element is generated, causing compilation errors. According to a recent article on Dev.to, the problem arises when adding new starters to existing projects using Maven with Spring Boot version 3.3.4. The added dependency cannot be inserted into the existing dependencies elements, resulting in errors.

Source: https://dev.to/gladiator67/when-adding-spring-boot-starters-another-dependencies-element-is-generated-295b