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index 6e86ac0..77459f7 100644
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diff --git a/testing/xml-testsuite/pom.xml b/testing/xml-testsuite/pom.xml
index c884732..177be54 100644
--- a/testing/xml-testsuite/pom.xml
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diff --git a/testing/xml-truth/pom.xml b/testing/xml-truth/pom.xml
index bbe924a..cf1650e 100644
--- a/testing/xml-truth/pom.xml
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diff --git a/userguide/pom.xml b/userguide/pom.xml
index 16893ab..7982ac6 100644
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