diff --git a/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json b/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json
index 1d3f4b73b8..18cc057d2b 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/jsii-kernel/package-lock.json
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-5.0.5.tgz",
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diff --git a/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json b/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json
index a4e2c8648a..bad9254209 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsii-kernel/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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