diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "packages/protocol/lib/forge-std"]
-	path = packages/protocol/lib/forge-std
-	url = https://github.com/foundry-rs/forge-std
diff --git a/packages/protocol/lib/forge-std b/packages/protocol/lib/forge-std
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index 8948d45d3d90..000000000000
--- a/packages/protocol/lib/forge-std
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-Subproject commit 8948d45d3d9022c508b83eb5d26fd3a7a93f2f32