diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
index 71f56097b43..042c36fa2c2 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-1.2-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
index 60bc6299131..e78fe4a6537 100644
--- a/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api-java9</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-api-test/pom.xml b/log4j-api-test/pom.xml
index 724c8a998d6..35ff705cd25 100644
--- a/log4j-api-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api-test/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
           <instructions>
             <Fragment-Host>org.apache.logging.log4j.api</Fragment-Host>
             <Export-Package>org.apache.logging.log4j.*</Export-Package>
-            <Import-Package/>
+            <Import-Package />
           </instructions>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/log4j-api/pom.xml b/log4j-api/pom.xml
index cb93efebed6..1bb7ee90fad 100644
--- a/log4j-api/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-api/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
index 8cf01f8fb93..8e51016f52c 100644
--- a/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-appserver/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-appserver</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-bom/pom.xml b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
index fc27b91a7b4..68a4b3dc53e 100644
--- a/log4j-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-bom/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
   <description>Apache Log4j Bill of Materials</description>
   <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>log4j-bom</artifactId>
-  <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.20.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <properties>
     <maven.site.skip>true</maven.site.skip>
     <maven.site.deploy.skip>true</maven.site.deploy.skip>
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>0</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>1676683261</project.build.outputTimestamp>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -239,4 +239,8 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <scm>
+    <tag>log4j-2.20.1-rc1</tag>
+  </scm>
 </project>
diff --git a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
index aa0f00ac525..671db86bca6 100644
--- a/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-cassandra/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
index b857bacf7fe..aaaea762358 100644
--- a/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-its/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-its</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
index 00e163e2983..39f1dca5295 100644
--- a/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-java9/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-java9</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core-test/pom.xml b/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
index e2599ed5979..e662847a730 100644
--- a/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core-test/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core-test</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-core/pom.xml b/log4j-core/pom.xml
index 13bffe1a4a4..1e38ac8984a 100644
--- a/log4j-core/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-core/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
index 68b03c08d22..1ca7e391507 100644
--- a/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-couchdb/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
index 410bbf8ff17..db1b77a8e77 100644
--- a/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-distribution</artifactId>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
             <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
             <configuration>
               <target>
-                <property name="spaces" value=" "/>
+                <property name="spaces" value=" " />
                 <concat destfile="${project.build.directory}/apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip.sha256" append="yes">${spaces}apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip</concat>
                 <concat destfile="${project.build.directory}/apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip.sha512" append="yes">${spaces}apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.zip</concat>
                 <concat destfile="${project.build.directory}/apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.tar.gz.sha256" append="yes">${spaces}apache-log4j-${project.version}-src.tar.gz</concat>
diff --git a/log4j-docker/pom.xml b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
index 5d2043f777b..ea9f9ec55e1 100644
--- a/log4j-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-docker/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-docker</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
index 068a6e36252..cc7ec3aad1c 100644
--- a/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-flume-ng/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-flume-ng</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
index 3f3629fe184..b4aacd9e636 100644
--- a/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-iostreams/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-iostreams</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml b/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml
index 2f634a183c0..83404923114 100644
--- a/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jakarta-smtp/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-jakarta-smtp</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml b/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
index c1d33f4c077..afb88005f3f 100644
--- a/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jakarta-web/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
index 9974fc36874..3dd33e9812b 100644
--- a/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jcl/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jcl</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
index dd6af961aa1..73479514680 100644
--- a/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jdbc-dbcp2/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
index 5c3202c523b..ec75337276a 100644
--- a/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jmx-gui/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-jmx-gui</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
index ecfa33e2203..acff81e2721 100644
--- a/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml b/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
index d26876fa33f..f38093276ce 100644
--- a/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jpl/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <excludes combine.self="override"/>
+          <excludes combine.self="override" />
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
             <!-- Disable forked VM as 2.21 yields https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SUREFIRE-720 -->
-            <configuration combine.self="override"/>
+            <configuration combine.self="override" />
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>test</id>
diff --git a/log4j-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
index b8aedd1152c..6275ae92573 100644
--- a/log4j-jul/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-jul/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
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   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
index a1e13b38b14..ee832884451 100644
--- a/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-kubernetes/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-kubernetes</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json-test/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json-test/pom.xml
index e4b31b4bb8a..37ca46a20bd 100644
--- a/log4j-layout-template-json-test/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-layout-template-json-test/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-layout-template-json-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
index b31a4a2d104..82da1a55265 100644
--- a/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-layout-template-json/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-layout-template-json</artifactId>
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
index 92607428fb9..b5935353c99 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-mongodb3/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml b/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
index 415b53ac16a..5bbe03ec44a 100644
--- a/log4j-mongodb4/pom.xml
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
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diff --git a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml b/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
index 290db5e7d19..aa196829044 100644
--- a/log4j-osgi/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-osgi</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-perf/pom.xml b/log4j-perf/pom.xml
index 59abc68c5de..4190d56a2b2 100644
--- a/log4j-perf/pom.xml
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>log4j-perf</artifactId>
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@
               <minimizeJar>false</minimizeJar>
               <finalName>${uberjar.name}</finalName>
               <transformers>
-                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ApacheLicenseResourceTransformer"/>
+                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ApacheLicenseResourceTransformer" />
                 <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
                   <mainClass>org.openjdk.jmh.Main</mainClass>
                   <manifestEntries>
                     <Multi-Release>true</Multi-Release>
                   </manifestEntries>
                 </transformer>
-                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
-                <transformer implementation="com.github.edwgiz.maven_shade_plugin.log4j2_cache_transformer.PluginsCacheFileTransformer"/>
+                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer" />
+                <transformer implementation="com.github.edwgiz.maven_shade_plugin.log4j2_cache_transformer.PluginsCacheFileTransformer" />
               </transformers>
               <filters>
                 <filter>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
index 5b59def3852..3636a04e444 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-configuration/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-configuration</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
index 349a3f3a8c6..6eeaa184d03 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-common/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
     <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j.samples</groupId>
-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-common</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
index 16b39526670..543cafb1fc9 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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     <artifactId>log4j-samples</artifactId>
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-    <version>2.19.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.20.0</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>log4j-samples-flume-embedded</artifactId>
   <packaging>war</packaging>
diff --git a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
index 542d212e0b8..f92b7c1e7b6 100644
--- a/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-samples/log4j-samples-flume-remote/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <parent>
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diff --git a/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-boot/pom.xml
index ab0c05bfea8..779595d6352 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-client/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-application/pom.xml
index 97d9c7303bf..131f489d1a2 100644
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index 312d5ef9178..65502d26c68 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/log4j-spring-cloud-config-sample-server/pom.xml
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index a955aba8dd3..875c14648d8 100644
--- a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/log4j-spring-cloud-config-samples/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml b/log4j-spring-cloud-config/pom.xml
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diff --git a/log4j-taglib/pom.xml b/log4j-taglib/pom.xml
index 0589eca10ec..bfc5dbe032f 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml b/log4j-to-jul/pom.xml
index 931eaed93ba..7100b2f95d7 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml b/log4j-to-slf4j/pom.xml
index 4779cf2a2c0..bffa9a17671 100644
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diff --git a/log4j-web/pom.xml b/log4j-web/pom.xml
index 77e66ad3cc9..76b41c31c23 100644
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15a1a38331c..aa4896cbc04 100644
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+                <requireUpperBoundDeps />
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             </licenseHeader>
-            <trimTrailingWhitespace/>
-            <endWithNewline/>
+            <trimTrailingWhitespace />
+            <endWithNewline />
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