diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7831abda..914f485a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5523,9 +5523,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ec52159..c53adfae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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