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--- a/src/agent/Cargo.lock
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index 4d127f9c1d..e294a3aacf 100644
--- a/src/agent/Cargo.toml
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--- a/src/libs/Cargo.lock
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index aa2422f0c7..d313a8a8f3 100644
--- a/src/libs/protocols/Cargo.toml
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diff --git a/src/mem-agent/example/Cargo.lock b/src/mem-agent/example/Cargo.lock
index 994879890d..ef89ef23ef 100644
--- a/src/mem-agent/example/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src/mem-agent/example/Cargo.lock
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index bc0db0b830..e20a5a3ee8 100644
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