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index e2ee6e36..ed580521 100644
--- a/video-library-service/package-lock.json
+++ b/video-library-service/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/video-library-service/package.json b/video-library-service/package.json
index bd1676c8..41768e1b 100644
--- a/video-library-service/package.json
+++ b/video-library-service/package.json
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