diff --git a/examples/webpack/package.json b/examples/webpack/package.json
index 865e4518a9c1..a45ae344a9b0 100644
--- a/examples/webpack/package.json
+++ b/examples/webpack/package.json
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 580fd1baa719..4c05a1f62d0f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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