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+# Spring BOM overrides
+postgresql.version = 42.4.1
+
+# TODO: can be removed if all dependencies are JDK 16 compliant
+org.gradle.jvmargs= \
+  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED \
+  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED \
+  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.parser=ALL-UNNAMED \
+  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.tree=ALL-UNNAMED \
+  --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.util=ALL-UNNAMED