diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b8e12bd9..255193dd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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diff --git a/script/package-lock.json b/script/package-lock.json
index c6ca80de8..72f259be0 100644
--- a/script/package-lock.json
+++ b/script/package-lock.json
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+          "integrity": "sha1-h3Gq4HmbZAdrdmQPygWPnBDjPss=",
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diff --git a/script/package.json b/script/package.json
index c57a47047..475742604 100644
--- a/script/package.json
+++ b/script/package.json
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
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-    "electron-mksnapshot": "~2.0",
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     "electron-winstaller": "2.6.4",
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