diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6a15f37..fbf3d9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<project>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-plugin-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@
   <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <name>Maven PMD Plugin</name>
-  <version>2.0-alpha-3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.0-beta-1</version>
   <inceptionYear>2005</inceptionYear>
-  <prerequisites>
-    <maven>2.0</maven>
-  </prerequisites>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>pmd</groupId>
@@ -34,4 +31,4 @@
       <artifactId>plexus-utils</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-</project>
+</project>
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