diff --git a/src/main/python/ddadevops/release-mixin/test/test_helper.py b/src/main/python/ddadevops/release-mixin/test/test_helper.py
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+++ b/src/main/python/ddadevops/release-mixin/test/test_helper.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+from infrastructure_api import SystemAPI
+
+TEST_FILE_NAME = 'config.json'
+TEST_FILE_ROOT = Path('test/resources/')
+TEST_FILE_PATH = TEST_FILE_ROOT / TEST_FILE_NAME
+
+def copy_files(source: Path, target: Path):
+    api = SystemAPI()
+    api.run_checked('cp', source, target)
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