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+[submodule "build-tools"]
+	path = build-tools
+	url = https://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-frontend-builder-common.git
diff --git a/build-tools b/build-tools
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+Subproject commit d00ba15e41d3c1362cd6408eefaeb7b5a1eadece