diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 00000000000..1a49c132b53
--- /dev/null
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+*~
+target/
+pom.xml.tag
+pom.xml.releaseBackup
+pom.xml.versionsBackup
+pom.xml.next
+release.properties
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