diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0875d896e..ff2f0a2fc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2318,9 +2318,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-2.8.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index efd732e78..98f4c2a47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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     "shelljs": "^0.8.1",
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