diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/resources/log.properties b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/resources/log.properties
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index 9cc059f34..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/resources/log.properties
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-handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler, java.util.logging.FileHandler
-
-# logging levels
-# FINEST, FINER, FINE, CONFIG, INFO, WARNING and SEVERE.
-
-# Configure the ConsoleHandler.
-java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=INFO
-
-#org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nvdcve.xml
-
-# Configure the FileHandler.
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=FINEST
-
-# The following special tokens can be used in the pattern property
-# which specifies the location and name of the log file.
-#   / - standard path separator
-#   %t - system temporary directory
-#   %h - value of the user.home system property
-#   %g - generation number for rotating logs
-#   %u - unique number to avoid conflicts
-# FileHandler writes to %h/demo0.log by default.
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=./target/dependency-check.log
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diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/resources/log.properties b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/resources/log.properties
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index 373c97156..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/resources/log.properties
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-handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
-#, java.util.logging.FileHandler
-
-# logging levels
-# FINEST, FINER, FINE, CONFIG, INFO, WARNING and SEVERE.
-
-# Configure the ConsoleHandler.
-java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=INFO
-
-# Configure the FileHandler.
-java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
-java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=FINE
-
-# The following special tokens can be used in the pattern property
-# which specifies the location and name of the log file.
-#   / - standard path separator
-#   %t - system temporary directory
-#   %h - value of the user.home system property
-#   %g - generation number for rotating logs
-#   %u - unique number to avoid conflicts
-# FileHandler writes to %h/demo0.log by default.
-java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=./dependency-check.log
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diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/resources/log.properties b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/resources/log.properties
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index 9cc059f34..000000000
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/resources/log.properties
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-handlers=java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler, java.util.logging.FileHandler
-
-# logging levels
-# FINEST, FINER, FINE, CONFIG, INFO, WARNING and SEVERE.
-
-# Configure the ConsoleHandler.
-java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level=INFO
-
-#org.owasp.dependencycheck.data.nvdcve.xml
-
-# Configure the FileHandler.
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.formatter=java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.level=FINEST
-
-# The following special tokens can be used in the pattern property
-# which specifies the location and name of the log file.
-#   / - standard path separator
-#   %t - system temporary directory
-#   %h - value of the user.home system property
-#   %g - generation number for rotating logs
-#   %u - unique number to avoid conflicts
-# FileHandler writes to %h/demo0.log by default.
-#java.util.logging.FileHandler.pattern=./target/dependency-check.log
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