diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index c5e04ac360..39e127b3f2 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-all</artifactId>
diff --git a/allblobstore/pom.xml b/allblobstore/pom.xml
index 8a4d72bf0f..5c48fec60b 100644
--- a/allblobstore/pom.xml
+++ b/allblobstore/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-allblobstore</artifactId>
diff --git a/allcompute/pom.xml b/allcompute/pom.xml
index b14ec81745..52f0d983de 100644
--- a/allcompute/pom.xml
+++ b/allcompute/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-allcompute</artifactId>
diff --git a/allloadbalancer/pom.xml b/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
index 100e84794e..cc675291d3 100644
--- a/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
+++ b/allloadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-allloadbalancer</artifactId>
diff --git a/apis/atmos/pom.xml b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
index 96739674ba..09fafb14d6 100644
--- a/apis/atmos/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/atmos/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/apis/byon/pom.xml b/apis/byon/pom.xml
index ae37ff895a..29a0d42075 100644
--- a/apis/byon/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/byon/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
index 698201057f..c22d767d9f 100644
--- a/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudfiles/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml b/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
index fdec4b05d5..d9ca27f145 100644
--- a/apis/cloudservers/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml b/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
index 96abcd10db..c799ba19ee 100644
--- a/apis/cloudsigma/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml b/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
index d009f189e4..f5c9194a50 100644
--- a/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
+++ b/apis/cloudstack/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml b/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
index bed98d159e..a32f674ca3 100644
--- a/apis/cloudwatch/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.api</groupId>
diff --git a/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml b/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
index adc2b75632..de6deed94b 100644
--- a/apis/deltacloud/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/apis/ec2/pom.xml b/apis/ec2/pom.xml
index ce4f321fa6..f1d78f9a84 100644
--- a/apis/ec2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml b/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
index 3fbacfbff3..3f88690afc 100644
--- a/apis/elasticstack/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml b/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
index d7cef83bb2..46271aca47 100644
--- a/apis/eucalyptus/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/filesystem/pom.xml b/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
index 6b453268fe..dbbc8c805a 100644
--- a/apis/filesystem/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/nova/pom.xml b/apis/nova/pom.xml
index 9d56432eac..3d632ef4dc 100644
--- a/apis/nova/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/openstack-cinder/pom.xml b/apis/openstack-cinder/pom.xml
index 58450f19ef..4999666e0a 100644
--- a/apis/openstack-cinder/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml b/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml
index 01b2ad7f7e..2853d1602a 100644
--- a/apis/openstack-keystone/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/openstack-nova-ec2/pom.xml b/apis/openstack-nova-ec2/pom.xml
index be63be4759..94e093be30 100644
--- a/apis/openstack-nova-ec2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml b/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml
index 525de091ad..91b791734f 100644
--- a/apis/openstack-nova/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/pom.xml b/apis/pom.xml
index cce957c728..eaee0c3336 100644
--- a/apis/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/rackspace-cloudidentity/pom.xml b/apis/rackspace-cloudidentity/pom.xml
index 1e0462bddc..cc05079b06 100644
--- a/apis/rackspace-cloudidentity/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml b/apis/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
index 252f222eb4..5ef8556cae 100644
--- a/apis/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/route53/pom.xml b/apis/route53/pom.xml
index e160b12c07..73735c81a1 100644
--- a/apis/route53/pom.xml
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     <test.route53.api-version>2012-02-29</test.route53.api-version>
-    <test.route53.build-version></test.route53.build-version>
+    <test.route53.build-version />
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diff --git a/apis/s3/pom.xml b/apis/s3/pom.xml
index ecd7f087f8..de56912f4e 100644
--- a/apis/s3/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/sqs/pom.xml b/apis/sqs/pom.xml
index 90509d6cae..a9e1ba40a4 100644
--- a/apis/sqs/pom.xml
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diff --git a/apis/sts/pom.xml b/apis/sts/pom.xml
index 1083fffd31..92d5113b5e 100644
--- a/apis/sts/pom.xml
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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+    <test.sts.build-version />
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diff --git a/apis/swift/pom.xml b/apis/swift/pom.xml
index f0b70c2729..bc797eba7e 100644
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diff --git a/apis/vcloud/pom.xml b/apis/vcloud/pom.xml
index 5b9cdf3b12..904ec4505f 100644
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diff --git a/apis/walrus/pom.xml b/apis/walrus/pom.xml
index 9172767eba..a26022398f 100644
--- a/apis/walrus/pom.xml
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diff --git a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
index 0d4715456d..98e2fca5eb 100644
--- a/archetypes/compute-service-archetype/pom.xml
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diff --git a/archetypes/pom.xml b/archetypes/pom.xml
index dd8213975f..e0eeaedfcd 100644
--- a/archetypes/pom.xml
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diff --git a/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml b/archetypes/rest-client-archetype/pom.xml
index 0ed91b31f4..673afd54a5 100644
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diff --git a/assemblies/pom.xml b/assemblies/pom.xml
index f72af20522..9c7fa9e516 100644
--- a/assemblies/pom.xml
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diff --git a/blobstore/pom.xml b/blobstore/pom.xml
index a4cd32bd62..8ee80e5003 100644
--- a/blobstore/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <url>http://jclouds.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/blobstore</url>
-      <tag>HEAD</tag>
+      <tag>jclouds-1.5.6</tag>
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diff --git a/common/aws/pom.xml b/common/aws/pom.xml
index a429128650..49ae56322f 100644
--- a/common/aws/pom.xml
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diff --git a/common/azure/pom.xml b/common/azure/pom.xml
index 6e7dfabed4..9e3595ae42 100644
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diff --git a/common/openstack/pom.xml b/common/openstack/pom.xml
index 1496180351..33eaf70905 100644
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diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index ae760606d6..7f9784a8d9 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/common/trmk/pom.xml b/common/trmk/pom.xml
index c9f8a75910..3df24598d8 100644
--- a/common/trmk/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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diff --git a/compute/pom.xml b/compute/pom.xml
index 5912403456..41653ff02a 100644
--- a/compute/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index d5a1e2422a..177ed41cc5 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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         <url>http://jclouds.googlecode.com/svn/trunk</url>
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diff --git a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml b/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
index 6ff781d53c..189b18ee3a 100644
--- a/drivers/apachehc/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml b/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
index fb32aeb3db..423bf50cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/bouncycastle/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml b/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
index 1c7b840a48..eea902e725 100644
--- a/drivers/enterprise/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/drivers/gae/pom.xml b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
index 85ba200f58..e9b18cd0f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gae/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/joda/pom.xml b/drivers/joda/pom.xml
index 03a0a84262..feeed638ef 100644
--- a/drivers/joda/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml b/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
index df323db956..806b279fee 100644
--- a/drivers/jsch/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml b/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
index 592945ae5e..30df0aa96b 100644
--- a/drivers/log4j/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/netty/pom.xml b/drivers/netty/pom.xml
index 077a2dacbf..b5449382af 100644
--- a/drivers/netty/pom.xml
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diff --git a/drivers/pom.xml b/drivers/pom.xml
index 29bb0f09b7..56f2290ef5 100644
--- a/drivers/pom.xml
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+        <version>1.5.6</version>
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diff --git a/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml b/drivers/slf4j/pom.xml
index 2470fbe1b6..61465ca3ad 100644
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diff --git a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml b/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
index 2c2ce82b53..c85f36fd73 100644
--- a/drivers/sshj/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/abiquo/pom.xml b/labs/abiquo/pom.xml
index 8f0262c606..412bb3091b 100644
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diff --git a/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml b/labs/aws-elb/pom.xml
index b6ae2e8cd2..490b31819c 100644
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diff --git a/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml b/labs/aws-rds/pom.xml
index e444e63618..2ea2c3a012 100644
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diff --git a/labs/azure-management/pom.xml b/labs/azure-management/pom.xml
index f0fa2c5e24..8961ee94e7 100644
--- a/labs/azure-management/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml b/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
index e2ab3abe30..ca14e99ee9 100644
--- a/labs/carrenza-vcloud-director/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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diff --git a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml b/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
index 6ae212d453..1ee4243151 100644
--- a/labs/cdmi/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml b/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml
index a1fd4e282a..23e3046e04 100644
--- a/labs/cloudstack-ec2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/dmtf/pom.xml b/labs/dmtf/pom.xml
index d838a667b9..80093fb44b 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/dynect/pom.xml b/labs/dynect/pom.xml
index 222e70a60e..e2fdf491b2 100644
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+    <test.dynect.identity />
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diff --git a/labs/elb/pom.xml b/labs/elb/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp-au/pom.xml
index c8e338e837..b78bae3886 100644
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp-de/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/fgcp/pom.xml b/labs/fgcp/pom.xml
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index 418fc6f491..fae91a891c 100644
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diff --git a/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml b/labs/greenqloud-storage/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/iam/pom.xml b/labs/iam/pom.xml
index 3df2eb87c2..a20df065fc 100644
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diff --git a/labs/jenkins/pom.xml b/labs/jenkins/pom.xml
index cb2405894f..f0ef54a879 100644
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diff --git a/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml b/labs/joyent-cloudapi/pom.xml
index 4480dfbe46..5a4413e7e4 100644
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diff --git a/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml b/labs/joyentcloud/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/nodepool/pom.xml b/labs/nodepool/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-glance/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/openstack-quantum/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-quantum/pom.xml
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diff --git a/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml b/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
index f07e8653f1..c7d0f78cf4 100644
--- a/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/openstack-swift/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml b/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml
index 1f505d5073..1e16b90eaf 100644
--- a/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/opsource-servers/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/pom.xml b/labs/pom.xml
index 2945b30a03..9ebb1fb50d 100644
--- a/labs/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/rds/pom.xml b/labs/rds/pom.xml
index 203156b543..9728f249ed 100644
--- a/labs/rds/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/rds/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml b/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
index bb01e65aa7..9eadde23bc 100644
--- a/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/savvis-symphonyvpdc/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/smartos-ssh/pom.xml b/labs/smartos-ssh/pom.xml
index bb3df47660..1bc3b27cff 100644
--- a/labs/smartos-ssh/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/smartos-ssh/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/ultradns-ws/pom.xml b/labs/ultradns-ws/pom.xml
index 7eb19947cc..0084cc54f9 100644
--- a/labs/ultradns-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/ultradns-ws/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
   <properties>
     <test.ultradns-ws.endpoint>https://ultra-api.ultradns.com:8443/UltraDNS_WS/v01</test.ultradns-ws.endpoint>
     <test.ultradns-ws.api-version>v01</test.ultradns-ws.api-version>
-    <test.ultradns-ws.build-version></test.ultradns-ws.build-version>
-    <test.ultradns-ws.identity></test.ultradns-ws.identity>
-    <test.ultradns-ws.credential></test.ultradns-ws.credential>
+    <test.ultradns-ws.build-version />
+    <test.ultradns-ws.identity />
+    <test.ultradns-ws.credential />
 
     <jclouds.osgi.export>org.jclouds.ultradns.ws*;version="${project.version}"</jclouds.osgi.export>
     <jclouds.osgi.import>org.jclouds*;version="${project.version}",*</jclouds.osgi.import>
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/pom.xml b/labs/vcloud-director/pom.xml
index 65305670f1..82ceb75a1c 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml b/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
index 92b0e8a2dc..79d3ae0358 100644
--- a/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
+++ b/labs/virtualbox/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.labs</groupId>
diff --git a/loadbalancer/pom.xml b/loadbalancer/pom.xml
index b688b5a5c8..7da9a5b1da 100644
--- a/loadbalancer/pom.xml
+++ b/loadbalancer/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-loadbalancer</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2e95de77c3..9597417c9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>        
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jclouds-multi</artifactId>
diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index 84a94474cf..5d7fd7e38d 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>jclouds Project</name>
     <url>http://www.jclouds.org</url>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/jclouds/jclouds.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/jclouds/jclouds.git</developerConnection>
         <url>http://github.com/jclouds/jclouds</url>
-      <tag>HEAD</tag>
+      <tag>jclouds-1.5.6</tag>
   </scm>
 
     <repositories>
diff --git a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
index e1e641c908..53f5a5ee42 100644
--- a/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-cloudwatch/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
index 1a787f21b5..9791fcc7d5 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/aws-route53/pom.xml b/providers/aws-route53/pom.xml
index df56167f4f..90c84f5367 100644
--- a/providers/aws-route53/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-route53/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.aws-route53.endpoint>https://route53.amazonaws.com</test.aws-route53.endpoint>
         <test.aws-route53.api-version>2012-02-29</test.aws-route53.api-version>
-        <test.aws-route53.build-version></test.aws-route53.build-version>
+        <test.aws-route53.build-version />
         <test.aws-route53.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-route53.identity>
         <test.aws-route53.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-route53.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
index 282752b6c6..dbfd24ed3c 100644
--- a/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-s3/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/aws-sqs/pom.xml b/providers/aws-sqs/pom.xml
index 5136454035..fd85e14fa6 100644
--- a/providers/aws-sqs/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-sqs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/aws-sts/pom.xml b/providers/aws-sts/pom.xml
index d1953312f4..562ef37fcc 100644
--- a/providers/aws-sts/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-sts/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <test.aws-sts.endpoint>https://sts.amazonaws.com</test.aws-sts.endpoint>
         <test.aws-sts.api-version>2011-06-15</test.aws-sts.api-version>
-        <test.aws-sts.build-version></test.aws-sts.build-version>
+        <test.aws-sts.build-version />
         <test.aws-sts.identity>${test.aws.identity}</test.aws-sts.identity>
         <test.aws-sts.credential>${test.aws.credential}</test.aws-sts.credential>
 
diff --git a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
index f153747cfe..2fa0a1a236 100644
--- a/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml b/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
index 0548a75b54..bd039f6965 100644
--- a/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/bluelock-vcloud-zone01/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
index a66ed62682..5d1d83279a 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudfiles-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
index 4f1de3e510..4c63cf1ed4 100644
--- a/providers/cloudfiles-us/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
index f23861daaa..b8e21a8b10 100644
--- a/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudonestorage/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml b/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
index 839b14c083..92a2bcb36b 100644
--- a/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudservers-uk/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml b/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
index 134270a6c2..c3b935edf5 100644
--- a/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudservers-us/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml b/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
index c575f86872..167178e8ca 100644
--- a/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/cloudsigma-lvs/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
     <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml b/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
index 4dedfbf7e7..11a3def478 100644
--- a/providers/cloudsigma-zrh/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <parent>
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     <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-    <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
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   <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
index 1f987f899d..7371503fb0 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lax-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
index 2c16112629..54057dc962 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lon-b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
index 5937b7a398..95b3f574ca 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-lon-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
index 6ec248d07a..636e029eaf 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-sat-p/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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         <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>
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+        <version>1.5.6</version>
         <relativePath>../../project/pom.xml</relativePath>
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml b/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
index 24a6e23111..f46671dedf 100644
--- a/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/elastichosts-tor-p/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
index 656f7ac906..45544de1af 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-ec2/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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-        <version>1.5.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.5.6</version>
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     </parent>
     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml b/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
index dcba0eec63..275847f2a4 100644
--- a/providers/eucalyptus-partnercloud-s3/pom.xml
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     <groupId>org.jclouds.provider</groupId>
diff --git a/providers/glesys/pom.xml b/providers/glesys/pom.xml
index 2c29cbaa18..2eccc4a326 100644
--- a/providers/glesys/pom.xml
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
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     <groupId>org.jclouds</groupId>
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+    <version>1.5.6</version>
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