diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/manifest b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/manifest
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-
-Name: org/apache/lucene
-Specification-Title: Lucene Search Engine
-Specification-Version: $Name$
-Specification-Vendor: Lucene
-Implementation-Title: org.apache.lucene
-Implementation-Version: $Name$ $Date$
-Implementation-Vendor: Lucene