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index 49db6d625c4..e3d97afff14 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f699dc33584..1fa25eb599b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
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 		"@wordpress/style-engine": "^1.15.0",
 		"@wordpress/url": "3.13.0",
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 		"compare-versions": "4.1.3",