restore pom version (+13 squashed commits)
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[51d3fbd] Revert "[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration"

This reverts commit dafec5ca6870a5d9257087fca9b748924011d5b2.
[dafec5c] [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
[b475b3d] [maven-release-plugin] prepare release validation-0.8.0
[34dea99] Revert "[maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration"

This reverts commit 8739df286ca8e0ff76df4b29dc4d07d00c1413a4.
[8739df2] [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
[854c24d] [maven-release-plugin] prepare release validation-0.8.0
[d9917dc] dependency fix
[9510338] updated gitignore
[a90d0da] uncommitted eclipse files
[56def5b] pom updates
[10857e6] changed default error path
updated test cases
[1656a3e] bug and test fixes
[528671d] test update