diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
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index 42485ce..3a8b55b 100644
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index 03e2d6e..8c9cd95 100644
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index 65f0d61..2469590 100644
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diff --git a/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml b/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
index 47d3305..fd6d091 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-ecloud/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml b/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
index 52dc077..05641c4 100644
--- a/providers/trmk-vcloudexpress/pom.xml
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diff --git a/providers/trystack-nova/pom.xml b/providers/trystack-nova/pom.xml
index ce654ca..bfd8a60 100644
--- a/providers/trystack-nova/pom.xml
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diff --git a/resources/pom.xml b/resources/pom.xml
index 7569bc4..84d07f5 100644
--- a/resources/pom.xml
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diff --git a/scriptbuilder/pom.xml b/scriptbuilder/pom.xml
index d8d48d7..0355ad9 100644
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diff --git a/skeletons/pom.xml b/skeletons/pom.xml
index 857e190..69960c1 100644
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diff --git a/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml b/skeletons/standalone-compute/pom.xml
index 2e1853f..6cf5a44 100644
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