diff --git a/auth/auth-batch/file b/auth/auth-batch/file
deleted file mode 100644
index 4055fcd..0000000
--- a/auth/auth-batch/file
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-instructions
-instructions
-promptinstructions
-promptinstructions
diff --git a/auth/auth-batch/pom.xml b/auth/auth-batch/pom.xml
index d5db8df..6bebd2c 100644
--- a/auth/auth-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/auth/auth-batch/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.onap.aaf.authz</groupId>
 		<artifactId>authparent</artifactId>
-		<version>2.1.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.1.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>