diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.lock b/polkadot/Cargo.lock
index 92fe829400..486c04dcc3 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.lock
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.lock
@@ -740,9 +740,9 @@ checksum = "14c189c53d098945499cdfa7ecc63567cf3886b3332b312a5b4585d8d3a6a610"
 
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+checksum = "ec8a7b6a70fde80372154c65702f00a0f56f3e1c36abbc6c440484be248856db"
 
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