diff --git a/web3.js/package-lock.json b/web3.js/package-lock.json
index e7cfff3fd8..d9ab2b2815 100644
--- a/web3.js/package-lock.json
+++ b/web3.js/package-lock.json
@@ -5872,9 +5872,9 @@
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