diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 743eab81..435f44c2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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+        "node": ">=18"
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5742340..30148f63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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+    "commander": "~12.1",
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