diff --git a/examples/snippets/package.json b/examples/snippets/package.json
index 30c18763d8..5e64b613eb 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/package.json
+++ b/examples/snippets/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 82ea21ec14..3ec8c627f5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
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diff --git a/packages/kafka/package.json b/packages/kafka/package.json
index b5c22afd7e..95091dc5e1 100644
--- a/packages/kafka/package.json
+++ b/packages/kafka/package.json
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@
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diff --git a/packages/parser/package.json b/packages/parser/package.json
index d67d7afdfb..c3c8572fd5 100644
--- a/packages/parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser/package.json
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@
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