diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9746c804f..d7f4af35c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1417,9 +1417,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d78740cf..e3bda8b2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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