diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cfa7320..4b268a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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         "prettier": "^2.8.4",
         "solidity-coverage": "^0.7.22",
@@ -6187,9 +6187,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.13.0.tgz",
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@@ -6244,10 +6244,10 @@
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       },
       "bin": {
-        "hardhat": "internal/cli/cli.js"
+        "hardhat": "internal/cli/bootstrap.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^14.0.0 || ^16.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
+        "node": ">=14.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "ts-node": "*",
@@ -16705,9 +16705,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.12.7.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.13.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZlzBOLML1QGlm6JWyVAG8lVTEAoOaVm1in/RU2zoGAnYEoD1Rp4T+ZMvrLNhHaaeS9hfjJ1gJUBfiDr4cx+htQ==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bfc13e7..4a68c80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
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     "chai": "^4.3.7",
     "ethers": "^5.7.2",
-    "hardhat": "^2.12.7",
+    "hardhat": "^2.13.0",
     "hardhat-gas-reporter": "^1.0.9",
     "prettier": "^2.8.4",
     "solidity-coverage": "^0.7.22",