diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/package-info.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/package-info.java
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+/**
+ * Base package for File support.
+ */
+package org.springframework.integration.file;
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