diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8a684a94..4bc0f87b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2610,9 +2610,9 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fee6bd2..ba0b7cdd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
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-    "ajv": "^7.2.4",
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     "gulp": "^4.0.2",
     "gulp-eslint": "^6.0.0",