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index 7743e7991b7..75289aa6ca2 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
index a1f1a80a621..0d80940523f 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/package.json
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