diff --git a/apache-maven/pom.xml b/apache-maven/pom.xml
index 9383ed1854..3d7e8c5370 100644
--- a/apache-maven/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-annotations/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-annotations/pom.xml
index 4ea8843387..b3a9d4d930 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-annotations/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml
index f8f9f9eebe..00f2015a75 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-cli/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
index 84213db388..6c1bb03326 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml
index 3558536151..191e662534 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-di/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml
index 210a9f3763..c7886d5d9a 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-metadata/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
index 7304f80296..de1951415e 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-model/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
index fdd81606c5..c74e187bfa 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-plugin/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
index 7d22c31b6e..4e8b6291f2 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-settings/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
index 839866e497..3166af945d 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-spi/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
index 75ab2e8b82..663148bb13 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-toolchain/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml b/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
index 71e71a736d..b1956eabdd 100644
--- a/api/maven-api-xml/pom.xml
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diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 92e5f2a985..28585d8d0e 100644
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/compat/maven-artifact/pom.xml b/compat/maven-artifact/pom.xml
index 6de00a3217..73a3244c87 100644
--- a/compat/maven-artifact/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-builder-support/pom.xml b/compat/maven-builder-support/pom.xml
index 3693facf91..f7e9308aff 100644
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-compat/pom.xml b/compat/maven-compat/pom.xml
index 88372d8fb6..d23d5efd1f 100644
--- a/compat/maven-compat/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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     <artifactId>maven</artifactId>
-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-embedder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-embedder/pom.xml
index 506b81f6d4..ee4d97e33a 100644
--- a/compat/maven-embedder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-model-builder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
index 4541173fc5..31b91726bc 100644
--- a/compat/maven-model-builder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-model/pom.xml b/compat/maven-model/pom.xml
index cace7ace8e..27f9af731a 100644
--- a/compat/maven-model/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml b/compat/maven-plugin-api/pom.xml
index 8c5f137436..08b0a16239 100644
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diff --git a/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml b/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
index 1b1a09783b..30e86648fc 100644
--- a/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-repository-metadata/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml b/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
index b5c9c66bec..c7e3ce5256 100644
--- a/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/compat/maven-resolver-provider/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
index a49ba11f65..1e9ec2bf81 100644
--- a/compat/maven-settings-builder/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
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diff --git a/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml b/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml
index b2b84072c5..4d43e9fe7a 100644
--- a/compat/maven-settings/pom.xml
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diff --git a/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml b/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
index 8b099cf487..4b5d4a7ecc 100644
--- a/compat/maven-toolchain-builder/pom.xml
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diff --git a/compat/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml b/compat/maven-toolchain-model/pom.xml
index d3df171c6c..f5bca964ba 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/compat/pom.xml b/compat/pom.xml
index 541d16bd52..a1f54adf20 100644
--- a/compat/pom.xml
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diff --git a/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml b/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml
index 8f3a0aa976..40fbac2ada 100644
--- a/impl/maven-cli/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/maven-core/pom.xml b/impl/maven-core/pom.xml
index f74cee3e4b..5a919513eb 100644
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diff --git a/impl/maven-di/pom.xml b/impl/maven-di/pom.xml
index aa28b2f7ec..b1a2bc2a9a 100644
--- a/impl/maven-di/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-di/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml b/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml
index 5f229b808a..661393fa6b 100644
--- a/impl/maven-executor/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/maven-impl/pom.xml b/impl/maven-impl/pom.xml
index 96992bb9d1..8ac3015134 100644
--- a/impl/maven-impl/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml b/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml
index 330937ad3d..1dd607d85c 100644
--- a/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-jline/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml b/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml
index 9a651307ec..ed451909b2 100644
--- a/impl/maven-logging/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
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-    <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
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diff --git a/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml b/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
index 905bd4be90..bb9c89879b 100644
--- a/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
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diff --git a/impl/pom.xml b/impl/pom.xml
index 3b35c71f2e..200e9b3c00 100644
--- a/impl/pom.xml
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under the License.
   <parent>
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dea2f88000..002850c148 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ under the License.
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-  <version>4.0.0-rc-2</version>
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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ under the License.
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   <issueManagement>
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ under the License.
     <distributionShortName>Maven</distributionShortName>
     <distributionName>Apache Maven</distributionName>
     <maven.site.path>ref/4-LATEST</maven.site.path>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2024-12-13T23:20:13Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
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