diff --git a/accumulo/pom.xml b/accumulo/pom.xml
index 2c079a7d3f..4829f84cca 100644
--- a/accumulo/pom.xml
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diff --git a/aerospike/pom.xml b/aerospike/pom.xml
index c1af46c6da..92d0a0aea1 100644
--- a/aerospike/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/pom.xml b/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/pom.xml
index 9b73d60044..b9551637be 100644
--- a/binding-parent/datastore-specific-descriptor/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/binding-parent/pom.xml b/binding-parent/pom.xml
index 4193de702a..b7ee4cc8d0 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/cassandra/pom.xml b/cassandra/pom.xml
index f6d82d3468..3200cf46ac 100644
--- a/cassandra/pom.xml
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diff --git a/cassandra2/pom.xml b/cassandra2/pom.xml
index 71916ae0d0..297266ed57 100644
--- a/cassandra2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 8915baae99..9e7ede8cee 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/couchbase/pom.xml b/couchbase/pom.xml
index d5bcd72fcb..7004d02386 100644
--- a/couchbase/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
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diff --git a/dynamodb/pom.xml b/dynamodb/pom.xml
index bf45dbef5b..4774247f74 100644
--- a/dynamodb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/elasticsearch/pom.xml b/elasticsearch/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gemfire/pom.xml b/gemfire/pom.xml
index ef4cc57e41..026c9042eb 100644
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diff --git a/hbase094/pom.xml b/hbase094/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase098/pom.xml b/hbase098/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hbase10/pom.xml b/hbase10/pom.xml
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diff --git a/hypertable/pom.xml b/hypertable/pom.xml
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diff --git a/infinispan/pom.xml b/infinispan/pom.xml
index 6dab979dff..b28356dee1 100644
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diff --git a/jdbc/pom.xml b/jdbc/pom.xml
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diff --git a/kudu/pom.xml b/kudu/pom.xml
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diff --git a/mapkeeper/pom.xml b/mapkeeper/pom.xml
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diff --git a/mongodb/pom.xml b/mongodb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nosqldb/pom.xml b/nosqldb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/orientdb/pom.xml b/orientdb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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diff --git a/redis/pom.xml b/redis/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tarantool/pom.xml b/tarantool/pom.xml
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diff --git a/voldemort/pom.xml b/voldemort/pom.xml
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