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diff --git a/stdlib/Downloads.version b/stdlib/Downloads.version
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 DOWNLOADS_GIT_URL := https://github.com/JuliaLang/Downloads.jl.git
 DOWNLOADS_TAR_URL = https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaLang/Downloads.jl/tarball/$1