diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 
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 Database management done right. Connection explorer, query runner, intellisense, bookmarks, query history. Feel like a database hero!
 
diff --git a/packages/extension/package.json b/packages/extension/package.json
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         {
             "description": "LICENSE",
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