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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Build:
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/eclipse-hawkbit/hawkbit/workflows/verify/badge.svg)](https://github.com/eclipse-hawkbit/hawkbit/actions/workflows/verify.yml)
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+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-EPL%202.0-green.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/EPL-2.0)
 [![Lines of code](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/xml.svg?label=Lines%20of%20code&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.openhub.net%2Fprojects%2Fhawkbit.xml%3Fapi_key%3D30bc3f3fad087c2c5a6a67a8071665ba0fbe3b6236ffbf71b7d20849f4a5e35a&query=%2Fresponse%2Fresult%2Fproject%2Fanalysis%2Ftotal_code_lines&colorB=lightgrey)](https://www.openhub.net/p/hawkbit)
 
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