(cli): Could not create a change set ... Template format error: At least one Resources member must be defined

[andreialecu]

Describe the bug

I have a couple of stacks where the change set mechanism doesn't seem to work.

Expected Behavior

No changes should be observed in this stack. Also, the changeset should work.

Current Behavior

It hints at running the command with -v, and there I can see the following logged:

[14:08:59] Call failed: createChangeSet({"StackName":"...","ChangeSetName":"cdk-diff-change-set","ChangeSetType":"CREATE","Description":"CDK Changeset for diff 8ed8623f-893f-4955-8cff-38c32722e917","ClientToken":"diff8ed8623f-893f-4955-8cff-38c32722e917","TemplateBody":"Parameters:\n  BootstrapVersion:\n    Type: AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>\n    Default: /cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version\n    Description: Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]\nRules:\n  CheckBootstrapVersion:\n    Assertions:\n      - Assert:\n          Fn::Not:\n            - Fn::Contains:\n                - - \"1\"\n                  - \"2\"\n                  - \"3\"\n                  - \"4\"\n                  - \"5\"\n                - Ref: BootstrapVersion\n        AssertDescription: CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI.\n","Parameters":[],"RoleARN":"arn:aws:iam::...:role/cdk-hnb659fds-cfn-exec-role-...-eu-west-1","Capabilities":["CAPABILITY_IAM","CAPABILITY_NAMED_IAM","CAPABILITY_AUTO_EXPAND"]}) => Template format error: At least one Resources member must be defined. (code=ValidationError)
[14:08:59] Template format error: At least one Resources member must be defined.

The "template differences" fallback shows:

Could not create a change set, will base the diff on template differences (run again with -v to see the reason)
Parameters
[+] Parameter BootstrapVersion BootstrapVersion: {"Type":"AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>","Default":"/cdk-bootstrap/hnb659fds/version","Description":"Version of the CDK Bootstrap resources in this environment, automatically retrieved from SSM Parameter Store. [cdk:skip]"}

Other Changes
[+] Unknown Rules: {"CheckBootstrapVersion":{"Assertions":[{"Assert":{"Fn::Not":[{"Fn::Contains":[["1","2","3","4","5"],{"Ref":"BootstrapVersion"}]}]},"AssertDescription":"CDK bootstrap stack version 6 required. Please run 'cdk bootstrap' with a recent version of the CDK CLI."}]}}

This also always marks the stack as having diffs, even though when it's deployed, diffs don't exist.

Reproduction Steps

No repro, but I hope the logging above is relevant to see what Resources member is not defined and why.

Possible Solution

No response

Additional Information/Context

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CDK CLI Version

2.130.0

Framework Version

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Node.js Version

18.16.1

OS

macOS

Language

TypeScript

Language Version

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Other information

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[spssmn-aws]

Same issue for me - same setup as reporter.

[comcalvi]

Reproduced on 2.130.0, verified that this does not happen on 2.158.0.

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