diff --git a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package-lock.json b/wrongsecrets-balancer/package-lock.json
index 0930f96f..4090a9c8 100644
--- a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package-lock.json
+++ b/wrongsecrets-balancer/package-lock.json
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+        "node": ">=14.16"
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       "license": "(MIT OR CC0-1.0)",
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+        "node": ">=12.20"
+      },
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diff --git a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json b/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json
index 8b0ece86..17104f7f 100644
--- a/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json
+++ b/wrongsecrets-balancer/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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     "express-joi-validation": "^6.0.0",
     "google-auth-library": "^10.0.0",