diff --git a/addons/docs/package.json b/addons/docs/package.json
index 0d850780a177..ffe6ac4f9eed 100644
--- a/addons/docs/package.json
+++ b/addons/docs/package.json
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diff --git a/addons/storyshots/storyshots-core/package.json b/addons/storyshots/storyshots-core/package.json
index 4a8a95bca1ea..1365b16f3bae 100644
--- a/addons/storyshots/storyshots-core/package.json
+++ b/addons/storyshots/storyshots-core/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/cra-react15/package.json b/examples/cra-react15/package.json
index 98a39a627754..5da4285ee850 100644
--- a/examples/cra-react15/package.json
+++ b/examples/cra-react15/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom"
   },
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+    "babel-loader": "^8.0.0",
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     "react-dom": "^15.7.0",
diff --git a/examples/ember-cli/package.json b/examples/ember-cli/package.json
index 54e2ec057240..cd95eea94568 100644
--- a/examples/ember-cli/package.json
+++ b/examples/ember-cli/package.json
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diff --git a/examples/preact-kitchen-sink/package.json b/examples/preact-kitchen-sink/package.json
index 1a9841c136c1..9a64ce8a379f 100644
--- a/examples/preact-kitchen-sink/package.json
+++ b/examples/preact-kitchen-sink/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/vue-3-cli/package.json b/examples/vue-3-cli/package.json
index 4528f543cded..ad9017b3181d 100644
--- a/examples/vue-3-cli/package.json
+++ b/examples/vue-3-cli/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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diff --git a/examples/vue-kitchen-sink/package.json b/examples/vue-kitchen-sink/package.json
index cdfa1781292c..a3dd2a7001b4 100644
--- a/examples/vue-kitchen-sink/package.json
+++ b/examples/vue-kitchen-sink/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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diff --git a/lib/builder-webpack4/package.json b/lib/builder-webpack4/package.json
index 2653c2208d25..48860e341f71 100644
--- a/lib/builder-webpack4/package.json
+++ b/lib/builder-webpack4/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
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diff --git a/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json b/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json
index 065d8f4e99d8..159b51d998cc 100644
--- a/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/lib/builder-webpack5/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
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diff --git a/lib/core-common/package.json b/lib/core-common/package.json
index 36dcced8fe30..88b5d5396f87 100644
--- a/lib/core-common/package.json
+++ b/lib/core-common/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
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diff --git a/lib/manager-webpack4/package.json b/lib/manager-webpack4/package.json
index 03e4cc56659c..c8b35f74b46b 100644
--- a/lib/manager-webpack4/package.json
+++ b/lib/manager-webpack4/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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diff --git a/lib/manager-webpack5/package.json b/lib/manager-webpack5/package.json
index 210be466dfc4..f555a5068eed 100644
--- a/lib/manager-webpack5/package.json
+++ b/lib/manager-webpack5/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
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diff --git a/lib/ui/package.json b/lib/ui/package.json
index 69db10a478fe..a44c2078cd7d 100644
--- a/lib/ui/package.json
+++ b/lib/ui/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4779f5689253..a68c44b681d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
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diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cf63df25c3f1..ecefde0be8a7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5976,7 +5976,7 @@ __metadata:
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     acorn-walk: ^7.2.0
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+    babel-loader: ^8.0.0
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+    babel-loader: ^8.0.0
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     babel-plugin-polyfill-corejs3: ^0.1.0
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+    babel-loader: ^8.0.0
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+    babel-loader: ^8.0.0
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@@ -7628,7 +7628,7 @@ __metadata:
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     babel-jest: ^26.6.3
-    babel-loader: ^8.2.2
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-"babel-loader@npm:8.2.2, babel-loader@npm:^8, babel-loader@npm:^8.1.0, babel-loader@npm:^8.2.2":
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+    babel-loader: ^8.0.0
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@@ -19193,7 +19193,7 @@ __metadata:
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     cross-env: ^7.0.3
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     "@types/react": ^17
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