diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c90f02c11..17a7de224 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/imports-loader/-/imports-loader-4.0.0.tgz",
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 				"strip-comments": "^2.0.1"
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 			"engines": {
-				"node": ">= 12.13.0"
+				"node": ">= 14.15.0"
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+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/imports-loader/-/imports-loader-4.0.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 882301430..5a6742ab0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
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-    "@babel/core": "^7.17.9",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.14.7",
+    "@babel/cli": "^7.17.10",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.18.5",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.18.2",
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     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.5",
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@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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     "http-server": "^14.1.0",
-    "imports-loader": "^3.0.0",
+    "imports-loader": "^4.0.0",
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     "jsdoc": "^3.6.7",
     "karma": "^6.3.19",
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
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     "po-loader": "0.6.1",
     "po2json": "^1.0.0-beta-3",
-    "postcss": "^8.4.12",
+    "postcss": "^8.4.14",
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     "postcss-loader": "^6.2.1",
     "prettierx": "^0.19.0",
@@ -112,6 +112,6 @@
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-    "lit": "^2.2.2"
+    "lit": "^2.2.6"
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diff --git a/webpack/webpack.common.js b/webpack/webpack.common.js
index e42c41a43..358c7e057 100644
--- a/webpack/webpack.common.js
+++ b/webpack/webpack.common.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = {
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             "formdata-polyfill":        path.resolve(__dirname, "../node_modules/formdata-polyfill/FormData"),
             "punycode":                 path.resolve(__dirname, "../node_modules/urijs/src/punycode"),
-            "./shims":               path.resolve(__dirname, "../src/strophe-shims.js"),
+            "./shims":                  path.resolve(__dirname, "../src/strophe-shims.js"),
         }
     }