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index 1f6aec4d0..b5bf0c259 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
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 		"newfold-labs/wp-php-standards": "^1.2.5",
 		"wp-cli/i18n-command": "^2.6.3",
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diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index a234aea7c..2b0948fc9 100644
--- a/composer.lock
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@@ -3173,20 +3173,20 @@
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-                "reference": "5bb08ea0d939008f88da600786a9d9385096fc1d",
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                 "php": ">=7.0.0"
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@@ -3215,28 +3215,28 @@
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                 "source": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser"
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+            "time": "2025-07-15T15:33:05+00:00"
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-                "reference": "d61c8261b66dfa80d7cc0478ecb205a3fd5e06c5",
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@@ -3263,7 +3263,7 @@
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                 "wiki": "https://codex.wordpress.org/"
             },
-            "time": "2024-06-24T17:31:18+00:00"
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