diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 69b6d1a0d5..16557fc636 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69051051dd..ba934a32eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
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     "history": "~3.3.0",
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-    "markdownz": "~8.0.7",
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     "modal-form": "~2.9",
     "moment": "~2.29.0",
     "panoptes-client": "~5.5.6",