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--- a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/gateway/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/gateway/package.json b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/gateway/package.json
index 887bca662b4..15671893a91 100644
--- a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/gateway/package.json
+++ b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/gateway/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
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diff --git a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package-lock.json b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package-lock.json
index 0f2189b6abb..7bcfc8dfe7e 100644
--- a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package-lock.json
+++ b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package.json b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package.json
index adde2767179..6f3f8408bf4 100644
--- a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package.json
+++ b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/posts-application/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
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diff --git a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package-lock.json b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package-lock.json
index 0dc5d7875ae..a3e5dc4d58d 100644
--- a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package.json b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package.json
index 75753c1ad98..a31031fd142 100644
--- a/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package.json
+++ b/sample/31-graphql-federation-code-first/users-application/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
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diff --git a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/gateway/package-lock.json b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/gateway/package-lock.json
index 8db0cd48a6b..9858c292517 100644
--- a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/gateway/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/gateway/package.json b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/gateway/package.json
index 887bca662b4..15671893a91 100644
--- a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/gateway/package.json
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diff --git a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package-lock.json b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package-lock.json
index 0f2189b6abb..7bcfc8dfe7e 100644
--- a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package.json b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package.json
index adde2767179..6f3f8408bf4 100644
--- a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package.json
+++ b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/posts-application/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
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diff --git a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package-lock.json b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package-lock.json
index 0dc5d7875ae..a3e5dc4d58d 100644
--- a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package.json b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package.json
index 75753c1ad98..a31031fd142 100644
--- a/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package.json
+++ b/sample/32-graphql-federation-schema-first/users-application/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
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