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Terraform saved plan does not match the current state

Saved plan does not match the given state

Terraform rejected the saved plan because the plan file no longer corresponds to the state snapshot it was created against.

Saved plan does not match the given statestate

Observed message

Saved plan does not match the given state

Why it happens

  • The underlying state changed after the plan was created.
  • The plan file was generated in a different state context than the one now being applied.
  • A saved plan was reused after other Terraform operations modified the state.

How to fix it

  1. Discard the old plan file and generate a new one from the current state.
  2. Avoid carrying saved plans across changing environments or long time gaps.
  3. Treat saved plans as short-lived artifacts that should be applied only against the state they were created from.

Official reference

Terraform: Save a generated execution plan

Related errors

Error acquiring the state lockTerraform could not acquire the state lockFailed to marshal state to json: unsupported attributeTerraform failed to marshal state to JSON with unsupported attributeSaved plan is staleTerraform saved plan is stalestate snapshot was created by Terraform vX, which is newer than current vYTerraform state was created by a newer Terraform version

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