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index 8baeb749..f4d89cd7 100644
--- a/src/PactNet.Abstractions/PactNet.Abstractions.csproj
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
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diff --git a/src/PactNet.Output.Xunit/PactNet.Output.Xunit.csproj b/src/PactNet.Output.Xunit/PactNet.Output.Xunit.csproj
index 0013771c..810d4fd8 100644
--- a/src/PactNet.Output.Xunit/PactNet.Output.Xunit.csproj
+++ b/src/PactNet.Output.Xunit/PactNet.Output.Xunit.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/PactNet/PactNet.csproj b/src/PactNet/PactNet.csproj
index 3cb10197..b3d88376 100644
--- a/src/PactNet/PactNet.csproj
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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diff --git a/tests/PactNet.Abstractions.Tests/PactNet.Abstractions.Tests.csproj b/tests/PactNet.Abstractions.Tests/PactNet.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
index 33213fec..ed30fa31 100644
--- a/tests/PactNet.Abstractions.Tests/PactNet.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
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diff --git a/tests/PactNet.Tests/PactNet.Tests.csproj b/tests/PactNet.Tests/PactNet.Tests.csproj
index 98f360d6..e693413f 100644
--- a/tests/PactNet.Tests/PactNet.Tests.csproj
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