diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 02b600bc..633a2e5b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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         "@primitivefi/hardhat-dodoc": "^0.2.3",
-        "hardhat": "^2.17.2",
+        "hardhat": "^2.17.4",
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         "mcl-wasm": "^1.3.0",
         "merkletreejs": "^0.3.10"
@@ -5904,9 +5904,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.17.2.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.17.4.tgz",
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@@ -15763,9 +15763,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.17.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oUv40jBeHw0dKpbyQ+iH9cmNMziweLoTW3MnkNxJ2Gc0KGLrQR/1n4vV4xY60zn2LdmRgnwPqy3CgtY0mfwIIA==",
+      "version": "2.17.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.17.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YTyHjVc9s14CY/O7Dbtzcr/92fcz6AzhrMaj6lYsZpYPIPLzOrFCZHHPxfGQB6FiE6IPNE0uJaAbr7zGF79goA==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13876f8b..6fc79fad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
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     "@primitivefi/hardhat-dodoc": "^0.2.3",
-    "hardhat": "^2.17.2",
+    "hardhat": "^2.17.4",
     "keccak256": "^1.0.6",
     "mcl-wasm": "^1.3.0",
     "merkletreejs": "^0.3.10"