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index 9ad8616378..68131129c5 100644
--- a/web3.js/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/web3.js/package.json b/web3.js/package.json
index 31dcd139af..a1f2ac1e49 100644
--- a/web3.js/package.json
+++ b/web3.js/package.json
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