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index 79ab0b03584..0f3314d3ea6 100644
--- a/csharp/unit-testing-code-coverage/XUnit.Coverlet.MSBuild/XUnit.Coverlet.MSBuild.csproj
+++ b/csharp/unit-testing-code-coverage/XUnit.Coverlet.MSBuild/XUnit.Coverlet.MSBuild.csproj
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