diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d6833e98..7a61fe37 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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@@ -5542,9 +5542,9 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
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