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+# Maven Ant tasks Jar details
+mvn.ant.task.version=2.1.3
+mvn.repo=http://repo1.maven.org/maven2
+mvn.ant.task.url=${mvn.repo}/org/apache/maven/maven-ant-tasks/${mvn.ant.task.version}
+mvn.ant.task.jar=maven-ant-tasks-${mvn.ant.task.version}.jar