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index 15de0cd1f62..ac703907c9d 100644
--- a/packages/web3-bzz/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/packages/web3-bzz/package.json b/packages/web3-bzz/package.json
index 51784031529..deb09b1c63b 100644
--- a/packages/web3-bzz/package.json
+++ b/packages/web3-bzz/package.json
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