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+---
+"@vue-storefront/cli": patch
+---
+
+[FIXED] Added back missing i18next infrastructure file to fix CLI error.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/infrastructures/i18next.ts b/packages/cli/src/infrastructures/i18next.ts
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+import path from "path";
+import i18next from "i18next";
+import Backend from "i18next-fs-backend";
+import getLocale from "os-locale";
+
+export const setupI18Next = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  await i18next.use(Backend).init({
+    backend: {
+      loadPath: path.resolve(__dirname, "../../locales/{{lng}}/{{ns}}.json"),
+    },
+    fallbackLng: "en-US",
+    interpolation: {
+      // Escaping is only required to prevent XSS attacks in the front-end
+      escapeValue: false,
+    },
+    lng: await getLocale(),
+  });
+};