diff --git a/examples/blog-multiple-authors/package.json b/examples/blog-multiple-authors/package.json
index d391849b1a..8cb13d7d99 100644
--- a/examples/blog-multiple-authors/package.json
+++ b/examples/blog-multiple-authors/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/blog/package.json b/examples/blog/package.json
index 760d12eed6..ca8210d5b3 100644
--- a/examples/blog/package.json
+++ b/examples/blog/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/docs/package.json b/examples/docs/package.json
index 8ef94f8da9..0dff055605 100644
--- a/examples/docs/package.json
+++ b/examples/docs/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/framework-multiple/package.json b/examples/framework-multiple/package.json
index 86a92fc75f..cabb78ff01 100644
--- a/examples/framework-multiple/package.json
+++ b/examples/framework-multiple/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/framework-preact/package.json b/examples/framework-preact/package.json
index 3492b823f3..b497821728 100644
--- a/examples/framework-preact/package.json
+++ b/examples/framework-preact/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/framework-react/package.json b/examples/framework-react/package.json
index 46663f1141..a9fd446f64 100644
--- a/examples/framework-react/package.json
+++ b/examples/framework-react/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+    "astro": "^0.18.0-next.4"
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diff --git a/examples/framework-svelte/package.json b/examples/framework-svelte/package.json
index bf2f9b1cf5..2d23ea1954 100644
--- a/examples/framework-svelte/package.json
+++ b/examples/framework-svelte/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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+    "astro": "^0.18.0-next.4"
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diff --git a/examples/framework-vue/package.json b/examples/framework-vue/package.json
index d6ea6a1f66..5ae39fd9df 100644
--- a/examples/framework-vue/package.json
+++ b/examples/framework-vue/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/portfolio/package.json b/examples/portfolio/package.json
index e09a796623..57322121e6 100644
--- a/examples/portfolio/package.json
+++ b/examples/portfolio/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/starter/package.json b/examples/starter/package.json
index 34d4ce4703..a5e8e048b2 100644
--- a/examples/starter/package.json
+++ b/examples/starter/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/with-markdown-plugins/package.json b/examples/with-markdown-plugins/package.json
index 1bb39d6d45..0df9d849b5 100644
--- a/examples/with-markdown-plugins/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-markdown-plugins/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/with-markdown/package.json b/examples/with-markdown/package.json
index dabc523583..26c2f394ef 100644
--- a/examples/with-markdown/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-markdown/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/with-nanostores/package.json b/examples/with-nanostores/package.json
index 3fa3aea086..81aac20526 100644
--- a/examples/with-nanostores/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-nanostores/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/with-tailwindcss/package.json b/examples/with-tailwindcss/package.json
index 52d947ad84..93c9c56a85 100644
--- a/examples/with-tailwindcss/package.json
+++ b/examples/with-tailwindcss/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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