CI: Use latest npm in all jobs

Author: cameel

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ commands:
           name: Versions
           command: npm version
 
+  update-npm:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Update globally available npm to the latest version
+          # Note: We need npm >= 8.3 which supports 'overrides' in package.json
+          command: sudo npm install npm --global
+
   install-dependencies:
     parameters:
       cache-id:
@@ -148,6 +155,7 @@ jobs:
         type: boolean
         default: false
     steps:
+      # We want the default npm here. Older one might not work with older node.js
       - show-npm-version
       - checkout
       - install-dependencies:
@@ -172,6 +180,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:16
     steps:
+      - update-npm
       - show-npm-version
       - provision-and-package-solcjs
       - provision-hardhat-with-packaged-solcjs
@@ -188,6 +197,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:16
     steps:
+      - update-npm
       - show-npm-version
       - provision-and-package-solcjs
       - provision-hardhat-with-packaged-solcjs
@@ -205,6 +215,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:16
     steps:
+      - update-npm
       - show-npm-version
       - provision-and-package-solcjs
       - run: git clone --depth 1 "https://github.com/nomiclabs/hardhat-hackathon-boilerplate" boilerplate/
@@ -258,6 +269,7 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:12
     steps:
+      - update-npm
       - show-npm-version
       - provision-and-package-solcjs
       - provision-truffle-with-packaged-solcjs