diff --git a/acceptance/repository-mysql/package.json b/acceptance/repository-mysql/package.json
index fbba938399d1..e0692e5bcf33 100644
--- a/acceptance/repository-mysql/package.json
+++ b/acceptance/repository-mysql/package.json
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   }
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index addcacd93b60..ca496bb1112c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
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+      "license": "MIT",
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+        "deno": ">=2.0.0",
+        "node": ">=12.0.0"
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