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index 80a498fcf92b2a..5886b86fd1332e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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 				"@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright": "file:../../packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bf39b3b0323722..f960704d0b187c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/report-flaky-tests/package.json b/packages/report-flaky-tests/package.json
index 593dfcd353593f..3d9892a176d80a 100644
--- a/packages/report-flaky-tests/package.json
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diff --git a/test/e2e/package.json b/test/e2e/package.json
index 038cc58ad214ee..d5308d2ef3fd49 100644
--- a/test/e2e/package.json
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 		"@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright": "file:../../packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright",
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diff --git a/test/performance/package.json b/test/performance/package.json
index 93b20409f8718b..758a6ff1a36efe 100644
--- a/test/performance/package.json
+++ b/test/performance/package.json
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diff --git a/test/storybook-playwright/package.json b/test/storybook-playwright/package.json
index ff43f26bcf24ef..dd4b611d23fa93 100644
--- a/test/storybook-playwright/package.json
+++ b/test/storybook-playwright/package.json
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