diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+general:
+  branches:
+    ignore:
+      - gh-pages # list of branches to ignore
diff --git a/spring-cloud-commons-parent.iml b/spring-cloud-commons-parent.iml
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--- a/spring-cloud-commons-parent.iml
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<module org.jetbrains.idea.maven.project.MavenProjectsManager.isMavenModule="true" type="JAVA_MODULE" version="4">
-  <component name="NewModuleRootManager" LANGUAGE_LEVEL="JDK_1_7">
-    <output url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target/classes" />
-    <output-test url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target/test-classes" />
-    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
-      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/target" />
-    </content>
-    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
-    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-  </component>
-</module>
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