diff --git a/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json b/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json
index ba95e2e3..93d5e962 100644
--- a/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-schema-validation/package.json
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 61e60716..25362069 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/openworkflow/package.json b/packages/openworkflow/package.json
index e047247d..b2bd4e23 100644
--- a/packages/openworkflow/package.json
+++ b/packages/openworkflow/package.json
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