diff --git a/core/api/pom.xml b/core/api/pom.xml
index 5ccd49e..27a2359 100644
--- a/core/api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/common/pom.xml b/core/common/pom.xml
index a4f0194..0f7bd83 100644
--- a/core/common/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/net/pom.xml b/core/net/pom.xml
index 57a39e8..345c879 100644
--- a/core/net/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index f401e33..43fc9f6 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/security/pom.xml b/core/security/pom.xml
index d8e9edf..0b21dd1 100644
--- a/core/security/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index d411da9..44c4cf9 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml b/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
index 1b4a729..3688869 100644
--- a/core/store/persistence/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/pom.xml b/core/store/pom.xml
index 6fe433e..36870a9 100644
--- a/core/store/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/store/primitives/pom.xml b/core/store/primitives/pom.xml
index 594c5ea..aca9d00 100644
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diff --git a/core/store/serializers/pom.xml b/core/store/serializers/pom.xml
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