diff --git a/jsonrpc/ws-connection/package.json b/jsonrpc/ws-connection/package.json
index dbfc7882..4c137d34 100644
--- a/jsonrpc/ws-connection/package.json
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index 737cc9c9..8ad8ed0d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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