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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f43ea2..3410267 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
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         "mocha": "^11.7.5",
-        "sinon": "^4.1.3",
+        "sinon": "^21.0.1",
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 }