diff --git a/jOOQ-codegen-maven/src/main/resources/log4j.xml b/jOOQ-codegen-maven/src/main/resources/log4j.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE log4j:configuration SYSTEM "log4j.dtd" >
+<log4j:configuration>
+	<appender name="stdout" class="org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender">
+		<layout class="org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout">
+			<param name="ConversionPattern" value="%d{ABSOLUTE} %5p [%-50c{4}] - %m%n" />
+
+		</layout>
+	</appender>
+
+	<root>
+		<priority value="debug" />
+		<appender-ref ref="stdout" />
+	</root>
+</log4j:configuration>
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