diff --git a/web3.js/package-lock.json b/web3.js/package-lock.json
index fb25732083..ee75f8d3c2 100644
--- a/web3.js/package-lock.json
+++ b/web3.js/package-lock.json
@@ -23317,9 +23317,9 @@
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