diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f6bafc6f261e..fa5775e969e7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+x
+
 <a href="https://www.discourse.org/">
   <img src="images/discourse-readme-logo.png" width="300px">
 </a>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse-common/package.json b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse-common/package.json
index bcbb1fce2adf7..1681fb7f7d473 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse-common/package.json
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse-common/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "start": "ember serve"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ember/string": "^3.1.1",
+    "@ember/string": "^4.0.0",
     "@uppy/aws-s3": "3.0.6",
     "@uppy/aws-s3-multipart": "3.1.3",
     "@uppy/core": "3.0.4",