diff --git a/accumulo/pom.xml b/accumulo/pom.xml
index 64014c36de..9d20af60ce 100644
--- a/accumulo/pom.xml
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diff --git a/aerospike/pom.xml b/aerospike/pom.xml
index 2c746ef983..2116daa574 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 447445e1d5..d038cc9f2d 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 cd0d36ff51..4722bea7cb 100644
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diff --git a/cassandra/pom.xml b/cassandra/pom.xml
index 037145cfba..814dca7d6f 100644
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diff --git a/cassandra2/pom.xml b/cassandra2/pom.xml
index ca5578e44c..428db01128 100644
--- a/cassandra2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/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 470ea7f850..850c0f8c89 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 96a8b4812f..3bbbdf2768 100644
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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
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diff --git a/googledatastore/pom.xml b/googledatastore/pom.xml
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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
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diff --git a/jdbc/pom.xml b/jdbc/pom.xml
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diff --git a/mapkeeper/pom.xml b/mapkeeper/pom.xml
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diff --git a/memcached/pom.xml b/memcached/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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