diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
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index 4e89a6ba..00000000
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/home/hephaestus/gradle.properties
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
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index 00000000..d9b8cd58
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+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ossrhUsername=
+ossrhPassword=