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index c6f0d3d9f..6e249107d 100644
--- a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json b/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json
index 9c323c8a6..6b7220abb 100644
--- a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json
+++ b/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
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