diff --git a/SmartContracts/package-lock.json b/SmartContracts/package-lock.json
index f20943fb..d6ae4372 100644
--- a/SmartContracts/package-lock.json
+++ b/SmartContracts/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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         "prettier": "^2.8.8",
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@@ -6366,9 +6366,9 @@
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@@ -6425,7 +6425,7 @@
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       },
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-        "node": ">=14.0.0"
+        "node": ">=16.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "ts-node": "*",
@@ -17106,9 +17106,9 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.16.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-QpBjGXFhhSYoYBGEHyoau/A63crZOP+i3GbNxzLGkL6IklzT+piN14+wGnINNCg5BLSKisQI/RAySPzaWRcx/g==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hardhat/-/hardhat-2.17.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/SmartContracts/package.json b/SmartContracts/package.json
index f174b0f5..a35b1259 100644
--- a/SmartContracts/package.json
+++ b/SmartContracts/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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+    "hardhat": "^2.17.0",
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     "prettier": "^2.8.8",
     "prettier-plugin-solidity": "^1.1.3"