diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index e9f1698627..d9e7c687d1 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
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         <artifactId>core.wcm.components.parent</artifactId>
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <artifactId>core.wcm.components.all</artifactId>
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Full Package</name>
diff --git a/bundles/core/pom.xml b/bundles/core/pom.xml
index b078e89f7b..54e36f15cb 100644
--- a/bundles/core/pom.xml
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     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Core Bundle</name>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index 78e14400a4..6c6de74077 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Configurations</name>
diff --git a/content/pom.xml b/content/pom.xml
index 952017636b..29b8a6ab97 100644
--- a/content/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <!-- P R O J E C T  D E S C R I P T I O N                                   -->
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     <packaging>content-package</packaging>
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Content Package</name>
 
diff --git a/examples/all/pom.xml b/examples/all/pom.xml
index 4562ff5a50..0d45a962ce 100644
--- a/examples/all/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Aggregator Package</name>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 7cdbbe1619..f45d59a691 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Reactor</name>
diff --git a/examples/ui.apps/pom.xml b/examples/ui.apps/pom.xml
index f7124a4450..7eebcc1ec2 100644
--- a/examples/ui.apps/pom.xml
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Application Package</name>
 
diff --git a/examples/ui.config/pom.xml b/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
index 96eb28ea94..9f5f67c354 100644
--- a/examples/ui.config/pom.xml
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Examples Configuration &amp; Bundles Package</name>
 
diff --git a/examples/ui.content/pom.xml b/examples/ui.content/pom.xml
index 30bb106653..dabf341ecb 100644
--- a/examples/ui.content/pom.xml
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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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diff --git a/extensions/amp/bundle/pom.xml b/extensions/amp/bundle/pom.xml
index c17b54efd0..78aeac2500 100644
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AMP Extension Bundle</name>
diff --git a/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml b/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml
index 1a22c3d4b7..b518b3ba01 100644
--- a/extensions/amp/content/pom.xml
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diff --git a/extensions/amp/pom.xml b/extensions/amp/pom.xml
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--- a/extensions/amp/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AMP Extension Reactor</name>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 5d2f90759a..2781dee74f 100644
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Parent</name>
     <description>A set of standardized components for AEM 6.3+ that can be used to speed up development of websites.</description>
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index fd31af12c1..16fddf0a46 100644
--- a/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components Reactor</name>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
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index 212a11b158..40dca20bcb 100644
--- a/testing/aem-mock-plugin/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components AEM Mocks Plugin</name>
 
     <description>Helps setting up mock environment for unit testing custom code based on Core Components.</description>
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             <artifactId>core.wcm.components.core</artifactId>
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diff --git a/testing/it/e2e-selenium-utils/pom.xml b/testing/it/e2e-selenium-utils/pom.xml
index 5d9bcfd59f..512775e341 100755
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diff --git a/testing/it/e2e-selenium/pom.xml b/testing/it/e2e-selenium/pom.xml
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diff --git a/testing/it/http/pom.xml b/testing/it/http/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components HTTP Integration Tests</name>
 
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diff --git a/testing/it/it.core/pom.xml b/testing/it/it.core/pom.xml
index 0e59b8e78f..d28b226a6d 100644
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     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components IT Core Bundle</name>
diff --git a/testing/it/it.ui.apps/pom.xml b/testing/it/it.ui.apps/pom.xml
index 05b6b9f0a0..144eff7633 100644
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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
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     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <!-- P R O P E R T I E S                                                    -->
diff --git a/testing/it/it.ui.config/pom.xml b/testing/it/it.ui.config/pom.xml
index 68109a88d4..df83ed32c2 100644
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components IT OSGI Configurations</name>
diff --git a/testing/it/it.ui.content/pom.xml b/testing/it/it.ui.content/pom.xml
index 45b45faabf..92e1ae3901 100644
--- a/testing/it/it.ui.content/pom.xml
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     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
     <!-- P R O P E R T I E S                                                    -->
diff --git a/testing/junit/core/pom.xml b/testing/junit/core/pom.xml
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     <name>Adobe Experience Manager Core WCM Components JUnit Testing</name>