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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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
+>
+
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>3.3.0</version>
+        <relativePath />
+    </parent>
+
+    <groupId>java_app</groupId>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+    <properties>
+        <java.version>21</java.version>
+    </properties>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <!-- Spring Boot Web -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <!-- Servlet API (Spring Boot pulls the correct version automatically) -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.servlet</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.servlet-api</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+</project>