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diff --git a/examples/simple-validation/pom.xml b/examples/simple-validation/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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diff --git a/python-sdk/pyproject.toml b/python-sdk/pyproject.toml
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diff --git a/schema-resolver/pom.xml b/schema-resolver/pom.xml
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diff --git a/schema-util/wsdl/pom.xml b/schema-util/wsdl/pom.xml
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diff --git a/schema-util/xsd/pom.xml b/schema-util/xsd/pom.xml
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