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[BUG] npm ci fails with newer versions of npmΒ #8767

@TheRealWaldo

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@TheRealWaldo

Is there an existing issue for this?

  • I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

  • I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

I haven't been able to install 11.6.3, but 11.6.2, when running npm ci on an extremely simple package.json (and generating a branch new package-lock.json) it fails with:

npm error `npm ci` can only install packages when your package.json and package-lock.json or npm-shrinkwrap.json are in sync. Please update your lock file with `npm install` before continuing.
npm error
npm error Missing: [email protected] from lock file
npm error Missing: [email protected] from lock file
npm error Missing: @npmcli/[email protected] from lock file
npm error Missing: [email protected] from lock file
npm error Missing: [email protected] from lock file
npm error Missing: [email protected] from lock file
npm error Missing: [email protected] from lock file

Expected Behavior

npm ci should install the packages that are listed in the package.json and package-lock.json

Steps To Reproduce

Create a simple package.json, run npm install, then run npm ci.

Environment

  • npm: 11.6.2
  • Node.js: 24.11.1
  • OS Name: Amazon Linux 2023/Debian
  • System Model Name: Mac OSX
  • npm config:
; "project" config from /workspaces/knowbot/.npmrc
 
@r3c-engineering:registry = "[https://npm.pkg.github.com/"](https://npm.pkg.github.com/%22)
//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken = (protected)
registry = "[https://registry.npmjs.org/"](https://registry.npmjs.org/%22)
 
; node bin location = /home/devuser/.nvm/versions/node/v24.11.1/bin/node
; node version = v24.11.1
; npm local prefix = /workspaces/knowbot
; npm version = 11.6.2
; cwd = /workspaces/knowbot
; HOME = /home/devuser
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

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