diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3c442adf32383ac0eca1caac26d26864481058a9..88eacf84d906b394561550db9fb0a58ba7bb8a28 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d4fe0eac8e32065af863d5f030d985b130d109e3..f5fda34877ba5fa535e8074afeb3327424b34f31 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
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+    "electron": "^1.7.8",
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   }
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