THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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NOTE: This is a similar scenario to artifacts that don't specify their version in a locked-down range...i.e. they are suggestions, not absolute requirements.
POM packaging / parent POM dependencies
The main concern here is maintaining dynamic artifact coordinates in dependencyManagement, plugins, etc. so that property references can be overridden by child POMs. For example:
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