diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index cbfb8c06f..eecadfdbd 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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diff --git a/layers/package.json b/layers/package.json
index c417f2ea7..dfaa9eb80 100644
--- a/layers/package.json
+++ b/layers/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2a29f30ed..e37ed18e1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index e05bc7b7f..c70e9f36b 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
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