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+  [@jsuereth]: https://github.com/jsuereth
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+  [1856]: https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/1856
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+### Fixes with compatibility implications
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+### Improvements
+
+### Bug fixes
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+- Fixes a certain class of pom corruption that can occur in the presence of parent-poms.
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+[#1856][1856] by [@jsuereth][@jsuereth]