diff --git a/v.xml b/v.xml
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-project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
- 	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
- 	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
- 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
- 	<artifactId>teams-chat-workflow-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
- 	<name>Spring Boot Starter For Chat Workflow Microsoft Teams Adapter</name>
- 	<description>Build Workflows Using Enterprise Chat</description>
-
- 	<parent>
- 		<groupId>org.finos.springbot</groupId>
- 		<artifactId>spring-bot</artifactId>
- 		<version>9.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
- 		<relativePath>../../..</relativePath>
- 	</parent>
-
- 	<properties>
- 		<maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
- 		<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
- 	</properties>
-
- 	<dependencies>
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>org.finos.springbot</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>chat-workflow</artifactId>
- 			<version>9.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<!-- teams -->
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.microsoft.bot</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>bot-integration-spring</artifactId>
- 			<version>${teams.version}</version>
- 			<scope>compile</scope>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<dependency>
- 	        <groupId>com.microsoft.bot</groupId>
- 	        <artifactId>bot-azure</artifactId>
- 	        <version>${teams.version}</version>
- 	        <scope>compile</scope>
- 	        <exclusions>
- 	        	<!-- this is already included by spring -->
- 	        	<exclusion>
- 	        		<groupId>org.json</groupId>
- 	        		<artifactId>json</artifactId>
- 	        	</exclusion>
- 	        	<exclusion>
- 	        		<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
- 	        		<artifactId>azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
- 	        	</exclusion>
- 	        	<exclusion>
- 	        		<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
- 	        		<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
- 	        	</exclusion>
- 	        	<exclusion>
- 	        		<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
- 	        		<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
- 	        	</exclusion>
- 	        </exclusions>
-       	</dependency>
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.microsoft.bot</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>bot-builder</artifactId>
- 			<version>${teams.version}</version>
- 			<scope>compile</scope>
- 			<exclusions>
- 				<exclusion>
- 					<groupId>com.squareup.okio</groupId>
- 					<artifactId>okio-jvm</artifactId>
- 				</exclusion>
- 				<exclusion>
- 					<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
- 					<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
- 				</exclusion>
- 				<exclusion>
- 					<groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
- 					<artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>
- 				</exclusion>
- 			</exclusions>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
- 	  		<artifactId>azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
- 	  		<version>${azure-storage-blob.version}</version>
- 	  		<exclusions>
- 	  			<exclusion>
- 	  				<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
- 	  				<artifactId>azure-core</artifactId>
- 	  			</exclusion>
- 	  			<exclusion>
- 	  				<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
- 	  				<artifactId>azure-core-http-netty</artifactId>
- 	  			</exclusion>
- 	  		</exclusions>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.azure</groupId>
- 	  		<artifactId>azure-core-http-netty</artifactId>	
- 	  		<version>1.9.1</version>	
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.nimbusds</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>nimbus-jose-jwt</artifactId>	
- 	  		<version>9.9.1</version>	
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
- 	    	<artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
- 	    	<version>4.5.13</version>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<!-- removed Vulnerability in bot connector(4.14.3) ->
- 		 okttp(3.12.2) -> change version of okio jvm to 3.4.0 -->
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.squareup.okio</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>okio-jvm</artifactId>
- 			<version>${okio-jvm.version}</version>	
- 		</dependency>	
-
- 		<!-- for parsing html sent to bot -->
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>org.jsoup</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>jsoup</artifactId>
- 			<version>${jsoup.version}</version>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<!-- for templating adaptive cards -->
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>org.graalvm.js</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>js</artifactId>
- 			<version>${graalvm.version}</version>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<!-- for templating xml/html @work
- 		thymeleaf.spring5 doesn't support in spring 3.x.x' -->
- 		<dependency>
- 		    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
- 		    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
- 	        <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
- 	        <version>${guava.version}</version>
- 		</dependency>
-
- 		<!-- for testing -->
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
- 			<scope>test</scope>
- 		</dependency>
- 		<dependency>
- 			<groupId>org.finos.springbot</groupId>
- 			<artifactId>chat-workflow-testing</artifactId>
- 			<version>9.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
- 			<scope>test</scope>
- 		</dependency>
- 	</dependencies>
-
- </project>
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