diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f957a3f..76ff3c0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20167fb..b2f04e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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