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-#release configuration
-#Mon Feb 20 15:39:26 CET 2017
-scm.tagNameFormat=org.apache.aries.rsa-@{project.version}
-pushChanges=true
-scm.url=scm\:git\:http\://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/aries-rsa.git
-preparationGoals=clean install
-remoteTagging=true
-projectVersionPolicyId=default
-scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin]
-exec.additionalArguments=-Prelease,deploy -P gpg
-exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
-completedPhase=scm-check-modifications
