diff --git a/poi-util/pom.xml b/poi-util/pom.xml
index 62e084d..4baf6eb 100644
--- a/poi-util/pom.xml
+++ b/poi-util/pom.xml
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>        
     </dependencies>
+    <properties>
+        <netbeans.hint.license>apache20</netbeans.hint.license>
+    </properties>
 </project>
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