diff --git a/component/libconfig/buildout.cfg b/component/libconfig/buildout.cfg
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..471044675f362e024a88b6fa52becf819548a7af
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+++ b/component/libconfig/buildout.cfg
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+[buildout]
+parts = 
+  libconfig
+
+[libconfig]
+recipe = slapos.recipe.cmmi
+url = https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/dist/libconfig-1.7.2.tar.gz 
+md5sum = 6bd98ee3a6e6b9126c82c916d7a9e690
+