diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index e75a26692f..7a43fa8008 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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   <artifactId>benchmarks</artifactId>
diff --git a/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml b/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
index 08fe4cadd7..001a8ac77e 100644
--- a/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-custom-buckets/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
index b9731c6158..a8599c4cca 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-greeting-service/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-greeting-service</artifactId>
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
index ef584bc61a..4fb792c776 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/example-hello-world-app/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml
index 256449bb7c..a03e49131e 100644
--- a/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exemplars-tail-sampling/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Example - Exemplars with OpenTelemetry's Tail Sampling</name>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
index 828f43a575..d0af9fa716 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-httpserver/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
index 1e245f304d..1cd8ba6cdf 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-multi-target/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
index b7c4a0f209..95f0151de4 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-opentelemetry/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml b/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
index 8125473ac7..66d72e963b 100644
--- a/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-exporter-servlet-tomcat/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml b/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
index c13d358934..4631ff47bf 100644
--- a/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-native-histogram/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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+  <version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml b/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
index 7010139905..662c791a69 100644
--- a/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-otel-jvm-runtime-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml b/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
index 759581d5a4..b374d229eb 100644
--- a/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-prometheus-properties/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml b/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
index eee9f8f06c..05bcca084c 100644
--- a/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/example-simpleclient-bridge/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>io.prometheus</groupId>
   <artifactId>example-simpleclient-bridge</artifactId>
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   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 2959c6a330..1153099199 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
index daeb77cefd..3845c939c8 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-common/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml
index 1ca462d320..bb33fe77cb 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-duplicate-metrics-sample/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml
index 420c8e29f2..b1674737a4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-httpserver-sample/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml
index 46a4e96c69..f32f10b3d0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-no-protobuf/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml
index e1fcd8cc20..ee97708e55 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-jetty-sample/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml
index eba76ecbe1..dd703399b1 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-servlet-tomcat-sample/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml
index a48eb9a75a..e918b34cd6 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-exporter-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml
index b211d87ded..d68feb82fc 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/it-no-protobuf-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml
index d104a9b565..5b16b2b2f7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-exporter/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml
index b6a3882b2f..ba9893c57d 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-pushgateway/pom.xml
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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diff --git a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml b/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
index 549fba40b5..c7a89a8fb4 100644
--- a/integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml
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diff --git a/integration-tests/pom.xml b/integration-tests/pom.xml
index 13f3b2a92c..1cd762e2c8 100644
--- a/integration-tests/pom.xml
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f483f07ac..0ad6266fa1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
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diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-bom/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-bom/pom.xml
index c13d3230a7..f3cceecb56 100644
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diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-config/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-config/pom.xml
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diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-core/pom.xml
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