diff --git a/modules/acl/pom.xml b/modules/acl/pom.xml
index d4fdc5a6fc6..9b815c45d19 100644
--- a/modules/acl/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/cells/pom.xml b/modules/cells/pom.xml
index 8a85149b832..cdd083aba02 100644
--- a/modules/cells/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/chimera/pom.xml b/modules/chimera/pom.xml
index b7b17ab482b..d9244b16ffa 100644
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diff --git a/modules/common/pom.xml b/modules/common/pom.xml
index faec2f3c3f9..1044a26ff5c 100644
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index d0a8e8dc41f..d7714491792 100644
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index 163b473e7a8..a91229c52cd 100644
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diff --git a/modules/dcache-ftp/pom.xml b/modules/dcache-ftp/pom.xml
index 0af615034db..e62c7908f41 100644
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diff --git a/modules/dcache-gplazma/pom.xml b/modules/dcache-gplazma/pom.xml
index 0b48b250dcb..e44b995f200 100644
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diff --git a/modules/dcache-jms/pom.xml b/modules/dcache-jms/pom.xml
index 93e05900f0a..10d3ecceeab 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 cf737335855..d5286e21c5c 100644
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index 0bbe5e9baf0..09b3bedc417 100644
--- a/modules/dcache-webdav/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/dcache-xrootd/pom.xml b/modules/dcache-xrootd/pom.xml
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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/modules/gplazma2-jaas/pom.xml b/modules/gplazma2-jaas/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/gplazma2-nsswitch/pom.xml b/modules/gplazma2-nsswitch/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/gplazma2-voms/pom.xml b/modules/gplazma2-voms/pom.xml
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diff --git a/modules/javatunnel/pom.xml b/modules/javatunnel/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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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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