diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index ddbfc7e92a..3b25ea985e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: M2E PDE Integration
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.0.500.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 2.0.600.qualifier
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime;bundle-version="[3.27.0,4.0.0)",
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/src/org/eclipse/m2e/pde/target/MavenTargetLocation.java b/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/src/org/eclipse/m2e/pde/target/MavenTargetLocation.java
index 9f27a4e8e1..b25a9524d7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/src/org/eclipse/m2e/pde/target/MavenTargetLocation.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.pde.target/src/org/eclipse/m2e/pde/target/MavenTargetLocation.java
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ public String getLocation(boolean resolve) throws CoreException {
 
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		return Objects.hash(roots, dependencyScopes, failedArtifacts, metadataMode);
+		return serialize().hashCode();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -523,9 +523,8 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		return obj instanceof MavenTargetLocation other //
-				&& Objects.equals(roots, other.roots)//
-				&& Objects.equals(dependencyScopes, other.dependencyScopes)
-				&& Objects.equals(failedArtifacts, other.failedArtifacts);
+				// check each and every relevant attribute, including nested ones
+				&& serialize().equals(other.serialize());
 	}
 
 	public boolean isIncludeSource() {