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index 33289d4e23..74a99d4e8e 100644
--- a/web3.js/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/web3.js/package.json b/web3.js/package.json
index 1e09ee2de6..5f4b8a958f 100644
--- a/web3.js/package.json
+++ b/web3.js/package.json
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