diff --git a/BUILD_VERSION b/BUILD_VERSION
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--- a/BUILD_VERSION
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-8.8.2
diff --git a/build_data.yml b/build_data.yml
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-build-version: 8.8.2
-capi-version-min: v16.11.0