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index dd66d45f0a9714..6affddd221682f 100644
--- a/web3.js/package-lock.json
+++ b/web3.js/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/web3.js/yarn.lock b/web3.js/yarn.lock
index ce06f0aa9408bd..2c0331f9bee2d4 100644
--- a/web3.js/yarn.lock
+++ b/web3.js/yarn.lock
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