diff --git a/MekHQ/userdata/data/universe/ranks.xml b/MekHQ/userdata/data/universe/ranks.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<rankSystems version="0.49.20-SNAPSHOT">
+</rankSystems>