diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/dependency.check.properties b/dependency-check-gradle/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/dependency.check.properties
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-#
-# This file is part of dependency-check-gradle.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2015 Wei Ma. All Rights Reserved.
-#
-
-implementation-class=com.tools.security.plugin.DependencyCheckGradlePlugin
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