diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f389553..0d4d649 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6fd0dd..947cfa4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/metalsmith/~core-plugin~/issues"
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   "homepage": "https://github.com/metalsmith/~core-plugin~#readme",
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-    "debug": "^4.3.4"
-  },
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     "auto-changelog": "^2.4.0",
@@ -55,7 +52,7 @@
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   },
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-    "metalsmith": "^2.5.0"
+    "metalsmith": "^2.6.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "changelog": "auto-changelog -u --commit-limit false --ignore-commit-pattern '^((dev|chore|ci):|Release)'",