diff --git a/api/payara-api/pom.xml b/api/payara-api/pom.xml
index 29c7ebf02a8..46cdac4ee0f 100644
--- a/api/payara-api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/payara-api/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
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         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
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         <relativePath>../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>fish.payara.api</groupId>
diff --git a/appserver/admin/admin-core/pom.xml b/appserver/admin/admin-core/pom.xml
index 7a5d22d64ed..e4e610749b6 100755
--- a/appserver/admin/admin-core/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/appserver/admingui/common/pom.xml b/appserver/admingui/common/pom.xml
index 2adca5d9201..f671a8f2096 100644
--- a/appserver/admingui/common/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/admingui/common/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.admingui</groupId>
diff --git a/appserver/admingui/dataprovider/pom.xml b/appserver/admingui/dataprovider/pom.xml
index 1967aee3fd2..65caea1da57 100644
--- a/appserver/admingui/dataprovider/pom.xml
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.admingui</groupId>
diff --git a/appserver/admingui/faces-compat/pom.xml b/appserver/admingui/faces-compat/pom.xml
index 66eca309466..0ed18b6a1a2 100644
--- a/appserver/admingui/faces-compat/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/appserver/admingui/gf-admingui-connector/pom.xml b/appserver/admingui/gf-admingui-connector/pom.xml
index fc423023fe7..6919738ad4c 100755
--- a/appserver/admingui/gf-admingui-connector/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/admingui/gf-admingui-connector/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.admingui</groupId>
diff --git a/appserver/admingui/plugin-service/pom.xml b/appserver/admingui/plugin-service/pom.xml
index f62bc378256..60a862589f2 100644
--- a/appserver/admingui/plugin-service/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.admingui</groupId>
diff --git a/appserver/common/amx-javaee/pom.xml b/appserver/common/amx-javaee/pom.xml
index c5d80a90ba6..977c992ab66 100755
--- a/appserver/common/amx-javaee/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/common/amx-javaee/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/appserver/common/annotation-framework/pom.xml b/appserver/common/annotation-framework/pom.xml
index 7bf0c2e6830..869932272bd 100755
--- a/appserver/common/annotation-framework/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.common</groupId>
diff --git a/appserver/common/container-common/pom.xml b/appserver/common/container-common/pom.xml
index 72848ff3b4f..05b894ac226 100755
--- a/appserver/common/container-common/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/common/glassfish-ee-api/pom.xml b/appserver/common/glassfish-ee-api/pom.xml
index 06f8391973a..924c0f5d1bc 100644
--- a/appserver/common/glassfish-ee-api/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/common/glassfish-naming/pom.xml b/appserver/common/glassfish-naming/pom.xml
index 4ef17bd88f0..67185839bc1 100755
--- a/appserver/common/glassfish-naming/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/common/stats77/pom.xml b/appserver/common/stats77/pom.xml
index 30a968b54b4..8d76ce51deb 100755
--- a/appserver/common/stats77/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/connectors/connectors-internal-api/pom.xml b/appserver/connectors/connectors-internal-api/pom.xml
index ec27048900d..3c6d02fb700 100755
--- a/appserver/connectors/connectors-internal-api/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/deployment/client/pom.xml b/appserver/deployment/client/pom.xml
index 06dbe3b21db..feaba2a156f 100644
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diff --git a/appserver/deployment/dol/pom.xml b/appserver/deployment/dol/pom.xml
index ba53732ac1f..eba02a4a5c7 100755
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diff --git a/appserver/deployment/javaee-core/pom.xml b/appserver/deployment/javaee-core/pom.xml
index 2114f4b09f2..3294a31310b 100755
--- a/appserver/deployment/javaee-core/pom.xml
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diff --git a/appserver/ejb/ejb-internal-api/pom.xml b/appserver/ejb/ejb-internal-api/pom.xml
index 9c42b7366e1..dc0bb302f00 100755
--- a/appserver/ejb/ejb-internal-api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/appserver/orb/orb-connector/pom.xml b/appserver/orb/orb-connector/pom.xml
index f1c11070261..3c4bfbd306e 100755
--- a/appserver/orb/orb-connector/pom.xml
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diff --git a/appserver/orb/orb-enabler/pom.xml b/appserver/orb/orb-enabler/pom.xml
index 8da5549bed3..78126399744 100755
--- a/appserver/orb/orb-enabler/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/packager/external/libpam4j/pom.xml b/appserver/packager/external/libpam4j/pom.xml
index f94b1be0eef..2df52e1305f 100755
--- a/appserver/packager/external/libpam4j/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/resources/resources-connector/pom.xml b/appserver/resources/resources-connector/pom.xml
index d5ba7e782fa..b39bd9fab66 100755
--- a/appserver/resources/resources-connector/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/security/core-ee/pom.xml b/appserver/security/core-ee/pom.xml
index 36718027143..1576a156b7a 100644
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diff --git a/appserver/security/jaspic-provider-framework/pom.xml b/appserver/security/jaspic-provider-framework/pom.xml
index 73f76c1e0df..65f5547e5b0 100644
--- a/appserver/security/jaspic-provider-framework/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/security/webintegration/pom.xml b/appserver/security/webintegration/pom.xml
index 616170e97bf..f69b2989b19 100644
--- a/appserver/security/webintegration/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/transaction/internal-api/pom.xml b/appserver/transaction/internal-api/pom.xml
index d1bc95715cb..7be776647a2 100644
--- a/appserver/transaction/internal-api/pom.xml
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diff --git a/appserver/web/admin/pom.xml b/appserver/web/admin/pom.xml
index 21e991f3a6c..6fbd9442b35 100644
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diff --git a/appserver/web/gf-web-connector/pom.xml b/appserver/web/gf-web-connector/pom.xml
index 1817c613733..ee454616808 100755
--- a/appserver/web/gf-web-connector/pom.xml
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/web/gui-plugin-common/pom.xml b/appserver/web/gui-plugin-common/pom.xml
index 71b0fcd7dcc..9dbbc015c2e 100755
--- a/appserver/web/gui-plugin-common/pom.xml
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/web/war-util/pom.xml b/appserver/web/war-util/pom.xml
index 2d9badb608c..2bd01b390ec 100755
--- a/appserver/web/war-util/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/web/web-core/pom.xml b/appserver/web/web-core/pom.xml
index a16900087e7..33bd5fa6ada 100755
--- a/appserver/web/web-core/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/web/web-embed/api/pom.xml b/appserver/web/web-embed/api/pom.xml
index 8147e0da261..fdc0e4626e3 100755
--- a/appserver/web/web-embed/api/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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diff --git a/appserver/web/web-glue/pom.xml b/appserver/web/web-glue/pom.xml
index fd7d860db8a..93e319a7918 100755
--- a/appserver/web/web-glue/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/appserver/web/web-naming/pom.xml b/appserver/web/web-naming/pom.xml
index 9ebbd227cad..ede421b05c9 100755
--- a/appserver/web/web-naming/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/web/web-naming/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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     </parent>
 
diff --git a/appserver/web/web-sse/pom.xml b/appserver/web/web-sse/pom.xml
index 9e270b316dc..5d41a3d8ec3 100755
--- a/appserver/web/web-sse/pom.xml
+++ b/appserver/web/web-sse/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/core/core-bom/pom.xml b/core/core-bom/pom.xml
index 89ccc4e8689..71057964cfe 100644
--- a/core/core-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/core/core-bom/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
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         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>core-bom</artifactId>
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
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-        <payara.core.version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</payara.core.version>
+        <payara.core.version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</payara.core.version>
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diff --git a/core/core-parent/pom.xml b/core/core-parent/pom.xml
index 1927c1c6219..1d20cb678fd 100644
--- a/core/core-parent/pom.xml
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@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
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         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>core-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Payara Core Parent</name>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 07bf054495c..f20a77338f6 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
     <artifactId>core-aggregator</artifactId>
-    <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Payara Core Aggregator</name>
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     <description>All of Payara Core modules</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <payara.core.version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</payara.core.version>
-        <payara.core.compare-version>6.18.1</payara.core.compare-version>
+        <payara.core.version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</payara.core.version>
+        <payara.core.compare-version>6.19.0</payara.core.compare-version>
         <!-- BOM dependencies versions -->
         <payara.security-connectors.version>3.1.1</payara.security-connectors.version>
         <hk2.version>3.0.1.payara-p4</hk2.version>
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/cli/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/cli/pom.xml
index 269df466d71..628786f5e6e 100755
--- a/nucleus/admin/cli/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.admin</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/config-api/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/config-api/pom.xml
index 16e17b1683c..6c70e4164cd 100644
--- a/nucleus/admin/config-api/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <parent>
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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diff --git a/nucleus/admin/launcher/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/launcher/pom.xml
index f147033d67c..223da9c649b 100644
--- a/nucleus/admin/launcher/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/monitor/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/monitor/pom.xml
index dfe83a5bc54..95de909cbd3 100755
--- a/nucleus/admin/monitor/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/rest/rest-client/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/rest/rest-client/pom.xml
index 0243095636b..c7fc7bd83ef 100644
--- a/nucleus/admin/rest/rest-client/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/admin/rest/rest-client/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <parent>
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         <relativePath>../../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/server-mgmt/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/server-mgmt/pom.xml
index b4dc74685f4..e9af6154246 100644
--- a/nucleus/admin/server-mgmt/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/nucleus/admin/util/pom.xml b/nucleus/admin/util/pom.xml
index 988f6a2e9a8..decef31043c 100755
--- a/nucleus/admin/util/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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diff --git a/nucleus/cluster/admin/pom.xml b/nucleus/cluster/admin/pom.xml
index 6ff0f38344b..29378849599 100644
--- a/nucleus/cluster/admin/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/cluster/admin/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.cluster</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/cluster/cli/pom.xml b/nucleus/cluster/cli/pom.xml
index 99aa80d421f..2638b30cb14 100755
--- a/nucleus/cluster/cli/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.cluster</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/cluster/common/pom.xml b/nucleus/cluster/common/pom.xml
index 2d2955d562d..698811c338e 100644
--- a/nucleus/cluster/common/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.cluster</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/cluster/ssh/pom.xml b/nucleus/cluster/ssh/pom.xml
index 04bb04dc581..912665e7efd 100644
--- a/nucleus/cluster/ssh/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.cluster</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/common/amx-core/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/amx-core/pom.xml
index f67ce21bcc6..1c4a73e3fc6 100755
--- a/nucleus/common/amx-core/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/nucleus/common/common-util/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/common-util/pom.xml
index e9efc29a739..9de879cf408 100755
--- a/nucleus/common/common-util/pom.xml
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/common/glassfish-api/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/glassfish-api/pom.xml
index 4867760034e..8a057a936ad 100644
--- a/nucleus/common/glassfish-api/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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diff --git a/nucleus/common/internal-api/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/internal-api/pom.xml
index c9c6bfd5b96..890bb49efae 100644
--- a/nucleus/common/internal-api/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/common/mbeanserver/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/mbeanserver/pom.xml
index d8d6d63bae0..1fc21d299b4 100755
--- a/nucleus/common/mbeanserver/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/common/scattered-archive-api/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/scattered-archive-api/pom.xml
index 3423a0c0954..f373e450a9d 100644
--- a/nucleus/common/scattered-archive-api/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/common/simple-glassfish-api/pom.xml b/nucleus/common/simple-glassfish-api/pom.xml
index 318f1059352..95eeedec358 100644
--- a/nucleus/common/simple-glassfish-api/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/core/api-exporter/pom.xml b/nucleus/core/api-exporter/pom.xml
index c3919f34402..d274a9132ec 100755
--- a/nucleus/core/api-exporter/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/core/bootstrap/pom.xml b/nucleus/core/bootstrap/pom.xml
index a1209cb45c0..2fce3fe78cc 100755
--- a/nucleus/core/bootstrap/pom.xml
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/core/kernel/pom.xml b/nucleus/core/kernel/pom.xml
index 51e1103d8ed..0b1c02100d9 100755
--- a/nucleus/core/kernel/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/core/logging/pom.xml b/nucleus/core/logging/pom.xml
index c3fc004dea2..7d0e0e0c1c7 100755
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diff --git a/nucleus/deployment/common/pom.xml b/nucleus/deployment/common/pom.xml
index 953ffd234f7..4360e4853ce 100755
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@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/flashlight/framework/pom.xml b/nucleus/flashlight/framework/pom.xml
index aea731763c2..adebc557d4e 100755
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diff --git a/nucleus/grizzly/config/pom.xml b/nucleus/grizzly/config/pom.xml
index cfe186bb519..05d8577993b 100644
--- a/nucleus/grizzly/config/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/grizzly/nucleus-grizzly-all/pom.xml b/nucleus/grizzly/nucleus-grizzly-all/pom.xml
index 44d89bdb233..ffd2c0449d7 100644
--- a/nucleus/grizzly/nucleus-grizzly-all/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/hk2/config-types/pom.xml b/nucleus/hk2/config-types/pom.xml
index fe0ff9969a0..8d110a0fa27 100644
--- a/nucleus/hk2/config-types/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/hk2/hk2-config/pom.xml b/nucleus/hk2/hk2-config/pom.xml
index 06443973dc3..351178541d8 100644
--- a/nucleus/hk2/hk2-config/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/j-interop/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/j-interop/pom.xml
index 7fb5dbc7977..e9fc6920c74 100644
--- a/nucleus/packager/external/j-interop/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/jmxremote_optional/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/jmxremote_optional/pom.xml
index d38c3e2e12a..5aa2fb184f8 100644
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/ldapbp/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/ldapbp/pom.xml
index c099d5cd30d..62fe0e592df 100644
--- a/nucleus/packager/external/ldapbp/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml
index f35a8416758..1d9a48138ca 100644
--- a/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/opentracing-repackaged/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/opentracing-repackaged/pom.xml
index 9a984b05aea..c79e70ccb43 100644
--- a/nucleus/packager/external/opentracing-repackaged/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/tiger-types/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/tiger-types/pom.xml
index acdd923b12b..07440a30f35 100644
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diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/trilead-ssh2/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/trilead-ssh2/pom.xml
index 8247c365293..5bc95ad5969 100644
--- a/nucleus/packager/external/trilead-ssh2/pom.xml
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diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/pom.xml b/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/pom.xml
index 1cbe69d7094..894bfddb9f6 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/hazelcast-bootstrap/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-core/pom.xml b/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-core/pom.xml
index 10349c7e0fb..f18d1ecdabb 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-core/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-core/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
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         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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     </parent>
     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.payara-modules</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-stuck/pom.xml b/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-stuck/pom.xml
index e03d6a7b28d..03f7acbc0c4 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-stuck/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/healthcheck-stuck/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
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         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.payara-modules</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/opentracing-adapter/pom.xml b/nucleus/payara-modules/opentracing-adapter/pom.xml
index a2ec3dc972d..a8537bae6b0 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/opentracing-adapter/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/opentracing-adapter/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
     
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/payara-executor-service/pom.xml b/nucleus/payara-modules/payara-executor-service/pom.xml
index e5a43814bea..dff2beb6b4c 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/payara-executor-service/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/payara-executor-service/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.payara-modules</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/payara-modules/requesttracing-core/pom.xml b/nucleus/payara-modules/requesttracing-core/pom.xml
index 6722dd0af0c..b8daad55f0d 100644
--- a/nucleus/payara-modules/requesttracing-core/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/payara-modules/requesttracing-core/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>fish.payara.server.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.payara-modules</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/resources/pom.xml b/nucleus/resources/pom.xml
index e6a4206efa6..513e5acb775 100755
--- a/nucleus/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/resources/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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         <relativePath>../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.resourcebase.resources</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/security/core/pom.xml b/nucleus/security/core/pom.xml
index e64400bb6b4..be82b009ee8 100644
--- a/nucleus/security/core/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/security/core/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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         <artifactId>core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.security</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/security/services/pom.xml b/nucleus/security/services/pom.xml
index 35b34fe8390..5999d51e7a0 100644
--- a/nucleus/security/services/pom.xml
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@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.security</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/security/ssl-impl/pom.xml b/nucleus/security/ssl-impl/pom.xml
index a0b713982dc..6e09899a6e6 100644
--- a/nucleus/security/ssl-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/security/ssl-impl/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
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-        <version>6.20.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../../../core/core-parent</relativePath>
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     <groupId>fish.payara.server.core.security</groupId>
diff --git a/nucleus/test-utils/utils/pom.xml b/nucleus/test-utils/utils/pom.xml
index e5d30528d58..e67e4f72223 100644
--- a/nucleus/test-utils/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/test-utils/utils/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 551fdb78ac4..19fbfc0197a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
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+        <version>6.21.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
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