diff --git a/backend/src/pom.xml b/backend/src/pom.xml
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+++ b/backend/src/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.example.assignment</groupId>
+    <artifactId>assignment-backend</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+</project>
diff --git a/frontend/config.xml b/frontend/config.xml
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+++ b/frontend/config.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<application>
+    <name>assignment-frontend</name>
+    <environment>development</environment>
+</application>