diff --git a/tez-ext-service-tests/findbugs-exclude.xml b/tez-ext-service-tests/findbugs-exclude.xml
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diff --git a/tez-plugins/tez-protobuf-history-plugin/findbugs-exclude.xml b/tez-plugins/tez-protobuf-history-plugin/findbugs-exclude.xml
index c91265d650..4a302284c2 100644
--- a/tez-plugins/tez-protobuf-history-plugin/findbugs-exclude.xml
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