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+45b7c281493938f8da546fe649e32de740a38ec8 cldr-release-39.zip
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+--- !Policy
+product_versions:
+  - rhel-9
+decision_context: osci_compose_gate
+rules:
+  # this is the testcase identifier, which OSCI pipeline uses
+  - !PassingTestCaseRule {test_case_name: osci.brew-build.tier0.functional}