diff --git a/web3.js/package-lock.json b/web3.js/package-lock.json
index 0ccb6b9d0d..f1f4d98953 100644
--- a/web3.js/package-lock.json
+++ b/web3.js/package-lock.json
@@ -21491,9 +21491,9 @@
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diff --git a/web3.js/package.json b/web3.js/package.json
index da8073d312..2bf5805eef 100644
--- a/web3.js/package.json
+++ b/web3.js/package.json
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
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