diff --git a/accumulo/pom.xml b/accumulo/pom.xml
index a087dd9759..306d4854bb 100644
--- a/accumulo/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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   <artifactId>accumulo-binding</artifactId>
diff --git a/aerospike/pom.xml b/aerospike/pom.xml
index 55b82ecce7..224d5fc166 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 4bfeeecc85..681cc5ee0c 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 4cbb27553c..f9d9ebed47 100644
--- a/binding-parent/pom.xml
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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 73de9d9f92..07ffaac857 100644
--- a/cassandra/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 1d747eda19..d81b08012e 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 21eb546276..e6814996ea 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
index 82592028d9..69ac085893 100644
--- a/distribution/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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   <artifactId>ycsb</artifactId>
diff --git a/dynamodb/pom.xml b/dynamodb/pom.xml
index 1fe96f7648..ca776cf604 100644
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diff --git a/elasticsearch/pom.xml b/elasticsearch/pom.xml
index 019d58704b..440fcdedfb 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/gemfire/pom.xml b/gemfire/pom.xml
index 8ce72d75ed..83a1f18f8b 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/hbase094/pom.xml b/hbase094/pom.xml
index 3a3ea06e1a..75a65dda08 100644
--- a/hbase094/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/hbase098/pom.xml b/hbase098/pom.xml
index 627f31e8f1..0a22b0cd5e 100644
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diff --git a/hbase10/pom.xml b/hbase10/pom.xml
index d63d149b59..9e9c6039ae 100644
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diff --git a/hypertable/pom.xml b/hypertable/pom.xml
index ce0cca4386..8905f2dec6 100644
--- a/hypertable/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/infinispan/pom.xml b/infinispan/pom.xml
index 7cd21492e5..5c187e318a 100644
--- a/infinispan/pom.xml
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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diff --git a/jdbc/pom.xml b/jdbc/pom.xml
index 2c53b016c5..883f0033e2 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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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
index fe157e0ef2..699a44eb50 100644
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diff --git a/nosqldb/pom.xml b/nosqldb/pom.xml
index 2397840ad1..89191b48bb 100644
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diff --git a/orientdb/pom.xml b/orientdb/pom.xml
index 253f389b06..3250c813ce 100644
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 383ce6d1bd..f54a66f7a4 100644
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@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LICENSE file.
 
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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
index 6944b5e90b..564b41182f 100644
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diff --git a/voldemort/pom.xml b/voldemort/pom.xml
index d994856941..eb64f64020 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LICENSE file.
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