diff --git a/spring-boot-cli/src/test/resources/maven-settings/property-interpolation/.m2/settings.xml b/spring-boot-cli/src/test/resources/maven-settings/property-interpolation/.m2/settings.xml
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+++ b/spring-boot-cli/src/test/resources/maven-settings/property-interpolation/.m2/settings.xml
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+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
+		http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+		
+	<localRepository>${foo}/repository</localRepository>
+
+</settings>
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