diff --git a/acl/pom.xml b/acl/pom.xml
index 62ec5ac15b..80ec93bfb2 100644
--- a/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/acl/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-acl</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-acl</name>
   <description>spring-security-acl</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/aspects/pom.xml b/aspects/pom.xml
index 229f5c1695..fb9730d006 100644
--- a/aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/aspects/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-aspects</name>
   <description>spring-security-aspects</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/cas/pom.xml b/cas/pom.xml
index c3082f6c5d..68153505eb 100644
--- a/cas/pom.xml
+++ b/cas/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-cas</name>
   <description>spring-security-cas</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <version>2.4.4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
@@ -130,6 +137,12 @@
       <version>1.10.19</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
@@ -144,8 +157,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index a78d491f62..4f9c63742a 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-config</name>
   <description>spring-security-config</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -365,13 +365,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-aspects</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-cas</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 4cae9b523f..cdb89db842 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-core</name>
   <description>spring-security-core</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
       <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+      <version>2.4.4</version>
+      <scope>compile</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
@@ -251,6 +258,18 @@
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.skyscreamer</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jsonassert</artifactId>
+      <version>1.3.0</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <artifactId>mockito-all</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
@@ -277,8 +296,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/crypto/pom.xml b/crypto/pom.xml
index 79ffdeffd2..d6a70ffc98 100644
--- a/crypto/pom.xml
+++ b/crypto/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-crypto</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-crypto</name>
   <description>spring-security-crypto</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/data/pom.xml b/data/pom.xml
index ff36d1cc3b..e09bab4123 100644
--- a/data/pom.xml
+++ b/data/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-data</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-data</name>
   <description>spring-security-data</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 31ed731133..64249c8b38 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version=4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
+version=4.2.0.M1
diff --git a/itest/context/pom.xml b/itest/context/pom.xml
index 474746c089..e8797734e4 100644
--- a/itest/context/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/context/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-context</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>itest-context</name>
   <description>itest-context</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/itest/web/pom.xml b/itest/web/pom.xml
index 4362f19965..bf67ebda32 100644
--- a/itest/web/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/web/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>itest-web</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>itest-web</name>
   <description>itest-web</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -150,31 +150,31 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/ldap/pom.xml b/ldap/pom.xml
index b3ddfaa0a4..f09dd895bf 100644
--- a/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-ldap</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-ldap</name>
   <description>spring-security-ldap</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/messaging/pom.xml b/messaging/pom.xml
index d8514edc9c..a5022e5423 100644
--- a/messaging/pom.xml
+++ b/messaging/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-messaging</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-messaging</name>
   <description>spring-security-messaging</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/openid/pom.xml b/openid/pom.xml
index fb59e3b66c..6508817d8b 100644
--- a/openid/pom.xml
+++ b/openid/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-openid</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-openid</name>
   <description>spring-security-openid</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/remoting/pom.xml b/remoting/pom.xml
index ea724e675b..0575fe4326 100644
--- a/remoting/pom.xml
+++ b/remoting/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-remoting</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-remoting</name>
   <description>spring-security-remoting</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@
   </dependencies>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
-      <id>spring-snapshot</id>
-      <url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+      <id>spring-milestone</id>
+      <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <build>
diff --git a/samples/boot/helloworld/pom.xml b/samples/boot/helloworld/pom.xml
index d64a7cd789..6644aec0ee 100644
--- a/samples/boot/helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/boot/helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-security-samples-boot-helloworld</artifactId>
-  <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
   <name>spring-security-samples-boot-helloworld</name>
   <description>spring-security-samples-boot-helloworld</description>
   <url>http://spring.io/spring-security</url>
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>4.2.0.M1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-security-test</artifactId>
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index 0bea3f8b24..e533b9b17c 100644
--- a/samples/xml/helloworld/pom.xml
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index 16e082d180..7b146ec8e9 100644
--- a/samples/xml/insecure/pom.xml
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index c0a6575996..6ca0c7f297 100644
--- a/samples/xml/insecuremvc/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/xml/jaas/pom.xml b/samples/xml/jaas/pom.xml
index 00f2acabd7..2e39eb1b76 100644
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diff --git a/samples/xml/ldap/pom.xml b/samples/xml/ldap/pom.xml
index 8c3d3ebf82..58db93ab0c 100644
--- a/samples/xml/ldap/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/xml/openid/pom.xml b/samples/xml/openid/pom.xml
index c5a2e2365c..1cacef4ccb 100644
--- a/samples/xml/openid/pom.xml
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index a66c22b343..a25440f5bc 100644
--- a/samples/xml/preauth/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/xml/servletapi/pom.xml b/samples/xml/servletapi/pom.xml
index 9233c468b8..7962128d93 100644
--- a/samples/xml/servletapi/pom.xml
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diff --git a/samples/xml/tutorial/pom.xml b/samples/xml/tutorial/pom.xml
index 2b9a5c30df..8869c263e5 100644
--- a/samples/xml/tutorial/pom.xml
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index 1c2a6cb003..a7cdfbcff5 100644
--- a/taglibs/pom.xml
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index 639b99cc76..a8db84fd57 100644
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diff --git a/web/pom.xml b/web/pom.xml
index 10e004ada4..164c554639 100644
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