diff --git a/examples/passport-login/package.json b/examples/passport-login/package.json
index fa7bbf150e0e..5ae255a32b38 100644
--- a/examples/passport-login/package.json
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d04035f92731..68d330aa7628 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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