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+#### Snapshot repository
+
+We use the Sonatype snapshot repository.
+ Maybe you have to add this repository to your \<repository> section of the pom.xml.
+
+```xml
+<repository>
+		<id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
+		<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+		<snapshots>
+			<enabled>true</enabled>
+		</snapshots>
+</repository>
+```
+
 
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