diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+*.class
+.project
+.classpath
+
+# Package Files #
+*.jar
+*.war
+*.ear
+
+# Temporary Folders #
+gen
+target
+.settings
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+++ b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<project
+  xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"
+  xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>com.sixlines</groupId>
+  <artifactId>java-websocket-client</artifactId>
+  <version>hyxie-75</version>
+  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <name>WebSocket Java Client (draft-hixie-75)</name>
+
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.7</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>add-source</id>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>add-source</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <sources>
+                <source>src</source>
+              </sources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+</project>