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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>2.2.4.RELEASE</version>
+		<relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
+	</parent>
+	<groupId>io.spring.concourse.releasescripts</groupId>
+	<artifactId>release-scripts</artifactId>
+	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<name>releasescripts</name>
+	<description>Utility that can be used when releasing Java projects</description>
+	<properties>
+		<java.version>1.8</java.version>
+		<spring-javaformat.version>0.0.20</spring-javaformat.version>
+	</properties>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-datatype-jdk8</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-module-parameter-names</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.awaitility</groupId>
+			<artifactId>awaitility</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.junit.vintage</groupId>
+					<artifactId>junit-vintage-engine</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+	<build>
+		<finalName>spring-boot-release-scripts</finalName>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-javaformat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${spring-javaformat.version}</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<configuration>
+							<skip>${disable.checks}</skip>
+						</configuration>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>validate</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
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