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diff --git a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml b/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
index a925f3f53..289f7c8ee 100644
--- a/plugins/sitegraph/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/spring/pom.xml b/plugins/spring/pom.xml
index 7b5d5b225..0b06dbdee 100644
--- a/plugins/spring/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/struts1/pom.xml b/plugins/struts1/pom.xml
index 109de6a29..0ceedd702 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/testng/pom.xml b/plugins/testng/pom.xml
index d7212ae4b..8b76997d8 100644
--- a/plugins/testng/pom.xml
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diff --git a/plugins/tiles/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles/pom.xml
index 9114b2b4c..3d2a01c5c 100644
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diff --git a/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml b/plugins/tiles3/pom.xml
index d2645f9f8..a029dff8f 100644
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index cc185f46e..b99e47e2d 100644
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diff --git a/xwork-core/pom.xml b/xwork-core/pom.xml
index eb13833a3..5bbe611b9 100644
--- a/xwork-core/pom.xml
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