diff --git a/packages/datagateway-common/package.json b/packages/datagateway-common/package.json
index 71d64f7444..70c6c64561 100644
--- a/packages/datagateway-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/datagateway-common/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/datagateway-dataview/package.json b/packages/datagateway-dataview/package.json
index cb4dd66341..2bd0c58dab 100644
--- a/packages/datagateway-dataview/package.json
+++ b/packages/datagateway-dataview/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/datagateway-download/package.json b/packages/datagateway-download/package.json
index 4b3adb52a7..1aa89b415f 100644
--- a/packages/datagateway-download/package.json
+++ b/packages/datagateway-download/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/datagateway-search/package.json b/packages/datagateway-search/package.json
index 25b281a4f2..6e6496c84f 100644
--- a/packages/datagateway-search/package.json
+++ b/packages/datagateway-search/package.json
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d11379b9ac..704beeddd2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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