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index 15dda16c1..b3073d1f3 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_2_11.bzl
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index 3c9e49702..241173da5 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_2_12.bzl
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index 122d0f367..08df1ca8b 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_2_13.bzl
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index b93c375d0..540ba23f9 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_3_1.bzl
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diff --git a/third_party/repositories/scala_3_2.bzl b/third_party/repositories/scala_3_2.bzl
index c5fba03f2..6c7ee1c1a 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_3_2.bzl
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diff --git a/third_party/repositories/scala_3_3.bzl b/third_party/repositories/scala_3_3.bzl
index a416edbb6..719c97e21 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_3_3.bzl
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index d9ccc302d..d62230fc5 100644
--- a/third_party/repositories/scala_3_4.bzl
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index 172824869..f5f558b85 100644
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