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@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ ivy/ivy*.jar
 **/conf/*-site.xml
 **/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
 **/gora-solr/src/test/conf/solr/collection1/data/
+**/gora-solr-5/src/test/conf/solr/collection1/data/
 **/_rest_managed.json
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rename to CHANGES.md
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.md
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rename to LICENSE.md
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.md
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