diff --git a/modules/acl/pom.xml b/modules/acl/pom.xml
index 630072ee46e..48ff0fd29fe 100644
--- a/modules/acl/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/cells/pom.xml b/modules/cells/pom.xml
index 1db05060bfa..371b708fe18 100644
--- a/modules/cells/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/chimera/pom.xml b/modules/chimera/pom.xml
index fe211cd5e26..8d7ef6035d9 100644
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index e6f86e13406..ec51f6f649c 100644
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index 61ff865abd0..040a44832b6 100644
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index be0615a18a1..e42f3412e26 100644
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diff --git a/modules/dcache-ftp/pom.xml b/modules/dcache-ftp/pom.xml
index 08dea3a023d..99e33207c84 100644
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index 7e65373de3f..f9fe6ff3d49 100644
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index 9eaac6dc5c8..2462bff8bc7 100644
--- a/modules/dcache-jms/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/dcache-webadmin/pom.xml b/modules/dcache-webadmin/pom.xml
index 8f49afdb217..4f62d51aa9f 100644
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index 374cb74acfb..6a4fabf11ab 100644
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diff --git a/modules/dcache/pom.xml b/modules/dcache/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/gplazma2-grid/pom.xml b/modules/gplazma2-grid/pom.xml
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diff --git a/packages/fhs/pom.xml b/packages/fhs/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/hsqldb/pom.xml b/plugins/hsqldb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
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