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-#release configuration
-#Tue Oct 12 12:43:59 NZDT 2021
-projectVersionPolicyId=default
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-core-type.tag=HEAD
-scm.branchCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare branch @{releaseLabel}
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-ddl-generator=12.12.2
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-core=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-api.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-redis.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-querybean.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-api.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-api=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean=12.12.2
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-core-type=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-ddl-generator.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-exec.activateProfiles=release
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-test=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:kotlin-querybean-generator.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-querybean.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-bom.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-core.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-core-type=12.12.2
-project.rel.io.ebean\:kotlin-querybean-generator=12.12.2
-project.dev.io.ebean\:querybean-generator=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-autotune.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
-releaseStrategyId=default
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-querybean=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-api.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.scm.io.ebean\:querybean-generator.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.dev.io.ebean\:kotlin-querybean-generator=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-core-type.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-completedPhase=generate-release-poms
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-redis=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-test.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-postgis.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-autotune=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-api=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-postgis.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:querybean-generator.tag=HEAD
-project.rel.io.ebean\:querybean-generator=12.12.2
-scm.tag=ebean-parent-12.12.2
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-xml=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-ddl-generator.tag=HEAD
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-api=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-xml.tag=HEAD
-preparationGoals=clean verify
-exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-api=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-parent=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-xml=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-core=12.12.2
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-redis=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-postgis=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-redis.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-parent.tag=HEAD
-pushChanges=true
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-xml.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-test=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:kotlin-querybean-generator.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-bom.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-autotune.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-core.tag=HEAD
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-autotune=12.12.2
-scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
-remoteTagging=true
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-bom=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-querybean=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-bom=12.12.2
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-parent.developerConnection=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-scm.url=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:ebean-orm/ebean.git
-scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-externalmapping-api.tag=HEAD
-scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
-project.scm.io.ebean\:ebean-test.tag=HEAD
-project.dev.io.ebean\:ebean-ddl-generator=12.12.3-SNAPSHOT
-exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
-scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-postgis=12.12.2
-project.rel.io.ebean\:ebean-parent=12.12.2