diff --git a/drools-clips/pom.xml b/drools-clips/pom.xml
index 37a8d332027..14ff694a3b4 100644
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diff --git a/drools-compiler/pom.xml b/drools-compiler/pom.xml
index 986f8cdbf79..572603ad856 100644
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diff --git a/drools-core/pom.xml b/drools-core/pom.xml
index 58798c17460..064db9781c5 100644
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diff --git a/drools-decisiontables/pom.xml b/drools-decisiontables/pom.xml
index cf379f5b822..8d81fbe6836 100644
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diff --git a/drools-distribution/pom.xml b/drools-distribution/pom.xml
index 15747bbc6c6..f51fdcb5680 100644
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diff --git a/drools-docs/drools-expert-docs/pom.xml b/drools-docs/drools-expert-docs/pom.xml
index f9d150fac7b..3daa11d79ad 100755
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index 2a4367296b6..24891766b25 100755
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diff --git a/drools-docs/pom.xml b/drools-docs/pom.xml
index 6c7530fc1b6..97ca29f86bc 100755
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diff --git a/drools-examples/pom.xml b/drools-examples/pom.xml
index f41de8c781b..5c47d1e7ffb 100644
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index 9537f3f37eb..fed02192348 100644
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diff --git a/drools-templates/pom.xml b/drools-templates/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drools-verifier/pom.xml b/drools-verifier/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9ad1f23ea08..b0dfbcdeb64 100644
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