diff --git a/acl/pom.xml b/acl/pom.xml
index 9bf30ae515..5983a9203b 100644
--- a/acl/pom.xml
+++ b/acl/pom.xml
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -150,19 +150,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/aspects/pom.xml b/aspects/pom.xml
index d54963ac99..38b211b14b 100644
--- a/aspects/pom.xml
+++ b/aspects/pom.xml
@@ -58,19 +58,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d12b00b60d..90bc408dab 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     ext.releaseBuild = version.endsWith('RELEASE')
     ext.snapshotBuild = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT')
-    ext.springVersion = '3.2.7.RELEASE'
+    ext.springVersion = '3.2.8.RELEASE'
     ext.spring4Version = '4.0.1.RELEASE'
     ext.springLdapVersion = '1.3.2.RELEASE'
     ext.springLdap2Version = '2.0.1.CI-SNAPSHOT'
diff --git a/cas/pom.xml b/cas/pom.xml
index 7afaeaf9f8..5038bafd9e 100644
--- a/cas/pom.xml
+++ b/cas/pom.xml
@@ -70,19 +70,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/config/pom.xml b/config/pom.xml
index 082fbd683a..669df3435f 100644
--- a/config/pom.xml
+++ b/config/pom.xml
@@ -64,25 +64,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -129,28 +129,28 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -367,19 +367,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 52f6cfd8de..94f7a5bad6 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -58,25 +58,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-jdbc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
index 21516601f6..b1d78ec659 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/SpringSecurityCoreVersion.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class SpringSecurityCoreVersion {
      */
     public static final long SERIAL_VERSION_UID = 320L;
 
-    static final String MIN_SPRING_VERSION = "3.2.7.RELEASE";
+    static final String MIN_SPRING_VERSION = "3.2.8.RELEASE";
 
     static {
         performVersionChecks();
diff --git a/crypto/pom.xml b/crypto/pom.xml
index 953728cb1f..2eae485778 100644
--- a/crypto/pom.xml
+++ b/crypto/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/itest/context/pom.xml b/itest/context/pom.xml
index 6b0d3376b8..daf1023549 100644
--- a/itest/context/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/context/pom.xml
@@ -70,25 +70,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -167,13 +167,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/itest/web/pom.xml b/itest/web/pom.xml
index 84d49b08dd..5392595bd8 100644
--- a/itest/web/pom.xml
+++ b/itest/web/pom.xml
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -179,19 +179,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-webmvc</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/ldap/pom.xml b/ldap/pom.xml
index 18c56c8e61..93143a3f0d 100644
--- a/ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/ldap/pom.xml
@@ -82,19 +82,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/openid/pom.xml b/openid/pom.xml
index 8ab01ec6d8..a69e94d8d4 100644
--- a/openid/pom.xml
+++ b/openid/pom.xml
@@ -82,25 +82,25 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/remoting/pom.xml b/remoting/pom.xml
index 63c0808643..8b9b9a3b0f 100644
--- a/remoting/pom.xml
+++ b/remoting/pom.xml
@@ -64,19 +64,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml b/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml
index 5f59ad16fc..c50d76dca0 100644
--- a/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/aspectj-xml/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/cas/sample-xml/pom.xml b/samples/cas/sample-xml/pom.xml
index 59644dd323..2d7d1f3bc8 100644
--- a/samples/cas/sample-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/cas/sample-xml/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/cas/server/pom.xml b/samples/cas/server/pom.xml
index 2891812f84..627c6cafe8 100644
--- a/samples/cas/server/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/cas/server/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
       <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
-      <version>3.2.7.RELEASE</version>
+      <version>3.2.8.RELEASE</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/concurrency-jc/pom.xml b/samples/concurrency-jc/pom.xml
index 0ae2e54247..4882fd5ca0 100644
--- a/samples/concurrency-jc/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/concurrency-jc/pom.xml
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