diff --git a/.mvn/extensions.xml b/.mvn/extensions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c19e9b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/extensions.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<extensions>
+  <extension>
+    <groupId>org.eclipse.tycho</groupId>
+    <artifactId>tycho-build</artifactId>
+    <version>${tycho.version}</version>
+  </extension>
+</extensions>
diff --git a/.mvn/maven.config b/.mvn/maven.config
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index 000000000..41217c968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/maven.config
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+-Dtycho.version=5.0.2