diff --git a/databases/hello-app-cloud-spanner/client/package-lock.json b/databases/hello-app-cloud-spanner/client/package-lock.json
index c39056262b..11992614f0 100644
--- a/databases/hello-app-cloud-spanner/client/package-lock.json
+++ b/databases/hello-app-cloud-spanner/client/package-lock.json
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