diff --git a/solidity/package.json b/solidity/package.json
index 8cebada95..a5b5e99b1 100644
--- a/solidity/package.json
+++ b/solidity/package.json
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diff --git a/typescript/helloworld/package.json b/typescript/helloworld/package.json
index 85baaf7ed..304da684f 100644
--- a/typescript/helloworld/package.json
+++ b/typescript/helloworld/package.json
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e983537de..9bc3c6675 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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