diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 94692d08b..ad106c007 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
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+        "node": ">=12"
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7201c8ea1..6d19db542 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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