Resolving dependency conflicts

Optionally, if you encounter dependency conflicts, you may specify google-cloud-pom as a ["bill of materials"](https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html#Importing_Dependencies) to ensure that internal dependencies of google-cloud and your project are in sync.

If you are using Maven, add this to your pom.xml file

<dependencyManagement>

<dependencies>

<dependency>

<groupId>com.google.cloud</groupId>

<artifactId>google-cloud-pom</artifactId>

<version>0.21.1-alpha</version>

<type>pom</type>

<scope>import</scope>

</dependency>

</dependencies>

</dependencyManagement>

If you are using Gradle, add the following plugin at the beginning of your build.gradle file

Then add the following in your build.gradle file

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