diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 33923aca54..a14d41cf57 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3752,10 +3752,9 @@
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-      "integrity": "sha1-o1AIsg9BOD7sH7kU9M1d95omQoQ=",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f8449c89e1..78dd247ad9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
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     "long": "^4.0.0",
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     "request-promise-native": "^1.0.5",
     "ripemd160": "^2.0.2",