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+### https://raw.github.com/github/gitignore/14b7566ce157ce95b07006466bacee160f242284/maven.gitignore
+
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
+
+