diff --git a/SocialMedia.API/SocialMedia.API.csproj b/SocialMedia.API/SocialMedia.API.csproj
index c79fd86..ca67b1e 100644
--- a/SocialMedia.API/SocialMedia.API.csproj
+++ b/SocialMedia.API/SocialMedia.API.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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diff --git a/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests.csproj b/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests.csproj
index 6d28be4..77a5fd6 100644
--- a/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.Files.API.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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diff --git a/SocialMedia.Files.API/SocialMedia.Files.API.csproj b/SocialMedia.Files.API/SocialMedia.Files.API.csproj
index 1d7265a..4bf3c43 100644
--- a/SocialMedia.Files.API/SocialMedia.Files.API.csproj
+++ b/SocialMedia.Files.API/SocialMedia.Files.API.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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diff --git a/SocialMedia.Infrastructure/SocialMedia.Infrastructure.csproj b/SocialMedia.Infrastructure/SocialMedia.Infrastructure.csproj
index ccd9a4d..a7dc9b3 100644
--- a/SocialMedia.Infrastructure/SocialMedia.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/SocialMedia.Infrastructure/SocialMedia.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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diff --git a/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests.csproj b/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests.csproj
index 90bed9d..f476da5 100644
--- a/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests/SocialMedia.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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diff --git a/SocialMedia.UnitTests/SocialMedia.UnitTests.csproj b/SocialMedia.UnitTests/SocialMedia.UnitTests.csproj
index 657e1d8..9826720 100644
--- a/SocialMedia.UnitTests/SocialMedia.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/SocialMedia.UnitTests/SocialMedia.UnitTests.csproj
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