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 [appendix]
 [[appendix-dependency-versions]]
 == Dependency versions
-The table below provides details of all of the dependency versions that are provided by Spring Boot
-in its CLI, Maven dependency management and Gradle plugin. When you declare a dependency on one of
-these artifacts without declaring a version the version that is listed in the table will be used.
+The following table provides details of all of the dependency versions that are provided
+by Spring Boot in its CLI (Command Line Interface), Maven dependency management, and
+Gradle plugin. When you declare a dependency on one of these artifacts without declaring
+a version, the version listed in the table is used.
 
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