diff --git a/examples/cactus-common-example-server/package.json b/examples/cactus-common-example-server/package.json
index f435d7ca12..89f6bf2224 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-common-example-server/package.json
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index dd7f3e924e..0b233fb19f 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-carbon-accounting-business-logic-plugin/package.json
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diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/package.json b/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/package.json
index 2f81bd05b8..e9a9dc9494 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-discounted-asset-trade/package.json
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diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/package.json b/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/package.json
index 7dbcdc8ae0..b1ca3fe94a 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-electricity-trade/package.json
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diff --git a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-backend/package.json b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-backend/package.json
index 24ef2e950d..16ecca0bb4 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-backend/package.json
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index 99a17e0591..7a4d600ce5 100644
--- a/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/package.json
+++ b/examples/cactus-example-supply-chain-business-logic-plugin/package.json
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diff --git a/examples/test-run-transaction/package.json b/examples/test-run-transaction/package.json
index a184a40451..695033a61d 100644
--- a/examples/test-run-transaction/package.json
+++ b/examples/test-run-transaction/package.json
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
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diff --git a/examples/test-run-transaction/supply-chain-app-stub/package.json b/examples/test-run-transaction/supply-chain-app-stub/package.json
index 9633ccc049..b95991c64b 100644
--- a/examples/test-run-transaction/supply-chain-app-stub/package.json
+++ b/examples/test-run-transaction/supply-chain-app-stub/package.json
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
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index 242551d14c..80ad209453 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/package.json
+++ b/extensions/cactus-plugin-htlc-coordinator-besu/package.json
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diff --git a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json b/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json
index 7c913d8361..3185776ccc 100644
--- a/extensions/cactus-plugin-object-store-ipfs/package.json
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index 6733b0d1d7..f7e2a48c0c 100644
--- a/packages/cacti-plugin-consortium-static/package.json
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index ec6bdde3c5..43bee47698 100644
--- a/packages/cacti-plugin-ledger-connector-stellar/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json b/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json
index 4873d79d5e..fab8c1cf27 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-cmd-api-server/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-core/package.json b/packages/cactus-core/package.json
index d7e4f8c18b..5447f336c3 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-core/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json
index 3f86e25d6d..8298e5971c 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-bungee-hermes/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json
index 29652300db..ddd9623968 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-consortium-manual/package.json
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index 19eacf67c4..9d86d3a3b5 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-htlc-eth-besu-erc20/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
index 27cec3a4a0..4767bf572b 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-aws-sm/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-aws-sm/package.json
index e95a3851a6..efa3ed7f18 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-aws-sm/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-azure-kv/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-azure-kv/package.json
index 51a3443aff..d2384521b6 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-azure-kv/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json
index b2d883773f..480e6cae62 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-google-sm/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory-wasm/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory-wasm/package.json
index 0e3372b2aa..c05994be96 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory-wasm/package.json
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index d84f1c6a89..233f4a8c52 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-memory/package.json
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index 4ec0410aba..d2a7006e86 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-keychain-vault/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-aries/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-aries/package.json
index 0ea26058b0..4bd015b9c4 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-aries/package.json
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index 75956e77b0..a3a7ad145a 100644
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-cdl/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-cdl/package.json
index d524035e4e..75d7aa9986 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-cdl/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-cdl/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda/package.json
index 24ace8394e..6f3d344c7f 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-corda/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json
index c10e1356e4..50f453a35b 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-ethereum/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json
index de05db1a61..23cd4b53fe 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-fabric/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json
index 787f9a8e14..4deda95165 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-iroha2/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-polkadot/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-polkadot/package.json
index d99c4d5e52..4348df7c7f 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-polkadot/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-polkadot/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-sawtooth/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-sawtooth/package.json
index 01bc491cc6..55c598c066 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-sawtooth/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-sawtooth/package.json
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/package.json
index ed6064c3a9..3cabbbedbc 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-ledger-connector-xdai/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json
index e7edeaab68..26ceae8066 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-ethereum/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/package.json
index 4591e22a14..8f9400e9da 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-persistence-fabric/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-plugin-satp-hermes/package.json b/packages/cactus-plugin-satp-hermes/package.json
index 80a538f3dd..82701e1907 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-plugin-satp-hermes/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-plugin-satp-hermes/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu-erc20/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu-erc20/package.json
index 3b9fa33a81..70747e2ea3 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu-erc20/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu-erc20/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
index 979cdc163c..b96ef8d41d 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-htlc-eth-besu/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-keychain-memory/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-keychain-memory/package.json
index ad1aba5dd8..d8b38f1d1e 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-keychain-memory/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-keychain-memory/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
index 5970fa2132..684ff15bd1 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-plugin-ledger-connector-besu/package.json
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diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-verifier-client/package.json b/packages/cactus-test-verifier-client/package.json
index f0d5428433..af98066adb 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-verifier-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-verifier-client/package.json
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diff --git a/weaver/samples/fabric/fabric-cli/package.json b/weaver/samples/fabric/fabric-cli/package.json
index 9be697f01f..751ccb9de5 100644
--- a/weaver/samples/fabric/fabric-cli/package.json
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 73222648ea..2bc806accb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
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