diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index e512980f005..261eeb9e9f8 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
    APPENDIX: How to apply the Apache License to your work.
 
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@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
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