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index cdc893b..23b884f 100644
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index 0b12a21..d45c4ff 100644
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index 64e8466..4871bb9 100644
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index ebb3dc5..cebfc92 100644
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diff --git a/gora-couchdb/pom.xml b/gora-couchdb/pom.xml
index 2dffecc..14e859b 100644
--- a/gora-couchdb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gora-dynamodb/pom.xml b/gora-dynamodb/pom.xml
index b55e845..54111df 100644
--- a/gora-dynamodb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gora-goraci/pom.xml b/gora-goraci/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gora-infinispan/pom.xml b/gora-infinispan/pom.xml
index aa7a865..ac566ae 100644
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diff --git a/gora-jcache/pom.xml b/gora-jcache/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gora-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/gora-maven-plugin/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gora-mongodb/pom.xml b/gora-mongodb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/gora-orientdb/pom.xml b/gora-orientdb/pom.xml
index af39865..756ccdb 100644
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diff --git a/gora-solr/pom.xml b/gora-solr/pom.xml
index 499ebce..1362074 100644
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diff --git a/gora-tutorial/pom.xml b/gora-tutorial/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87d5601..f82e020 100644
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index 185ea36..624d30f 100644
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