diff --git a/core/store/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/package-info.java b/core/store/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/package-info.java
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+/**
+ * Common abstractions and facilities for implementing distributed store
+ * using Hazelcast.
+ */
+package org.onlab.onos.store.common;