diff --git a/archetypes/carbon-bundle-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/carbon-bundle-archetype/pom.xml
index 35699215d90..5c6dd6bd7ad 100644
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index 1c703ce89f8..760cffff224 100644
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diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index f9115e147a3..50dbf8182bb 100644
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/distribution/pom.xml b/distribution/pom.xml
index 330511710dc..c4899e94e4f 100644
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index 63be3d7fcc2..3965767c705 100644
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diff --git a/launcher/pom.xml b/launcher/pom.xml
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@@ -808,8 +808,4 @@
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diff --git a/pax-exam-container-carbon/org.wso2.carbon.container/pom.xml b/pax-exam-container-carbon/org.wso2.carbon.container/pom.xml
index f9c8b22af62..1389aa7ddd9 100644
--- a/pax-exam-container-carbon/org.wso2.carbon.container/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pax-exam-container-carbon/org.wso2.carbon.pax.exam.feature/pom.xml b/pax-exam-container-carbon/org.wso2.carbon.pax.exam.feature/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/test-artifacts/carbon-context-test-artifact/pom.xml b/tests/test-artifacts/carbon-context-test-artifact/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/test-artifacts/startup-coordination/org.wso2.carbon.sample.datasource.mgt/pom.xml b/tests/test-artifacts/startup-coordination/org.wso2.carbon.sample.datasource.mgt/pom.xml
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diff --git a/tests/test-artifacts/startup-coordination/org.wso2.carbon.sample.repository.mgt/pom.xml b/tests/test-artifacts/startup-coordination/org.wso2.carbon.sample.repository.mgt/pom.xml
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index f3b4f4d8a4e..f2fbe9ae26f 100644
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diff --git a/tests/test-artifacts/startup-coordination/org.wso2.carbon.sample.runtime.mgt/pom.xml b/tests/test-artifacts/startup-coordination/org.wso2.carbon.sample.runtime.mgt/pom.xml
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