# NodeJS course npm version **URL:** \ **Category:** Node\ **Created:** [March 3, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043 "2022-03-03T16:34:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![catacaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@catacaster](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/catacaster)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/1 "2022-03-03T16:34:05Z")
Hi, In your NodeJS course, npm package section, you said to use version 5.5.1 for npm. However, I found it incompatible with my node version. I had to restore the latest version. I wanna ask if it is really a big deal. I have some experience with C++/python before, do you think I have to stick to version 5.5.1? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![kavfam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kavfam](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/kavfam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/2 "2022-03-04T01:38:03Z")
hi CataCaster, Im using nom 8.3.1 and half way through course. To be honest I dont really study what the courses say because several sections in different courses I have done/am doing are out of date so you have to find solutions and at no time have I found that being up-to-date was a problem, while at times, it is a solution. ---
**Author:** ![anon21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@anon21](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/anon21)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/3 "2022-04-03T20:13:30Z")
I just now have this same issue. NPM version 5.5.1 is not compatible with Node version 16.whatever now in April 2022. I think we just have to revert back to the latest version of NPM. ---
**Author:** ![kavfam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kavfam](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/kavfam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/4 "2022-04-07T13:09:11Z")
hi Anon21 I posted problems and solutions for the completed node course along with my package.json so the versions I am using can be checked and it all works. Im running Windows 10. ---
**Author:** ![karu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@karu](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/karu)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/5 "2022-04-08T07:42:44Z")
I AM BULDING A SOCIAL MEDIA API but it has been too tough -\_- ---
**Author:** ![kavfam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a87d85/32.png) [@kavfam](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/kavfam)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/6 "2022-04-08T13:00:32Z")
check out Brad Shiffs “React for the rest of us” on Udemy. From section 2 the course is building a social media type app. Might give you some ideas. ---
**Author:** ![karu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@karu](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/karu)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/7 "2022-04-09T06:12:09Z")
k thanks a lot! but i am building a API not the frontend part ---
**Author:** ![kdc100](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecccb3/32.png) [@kdc100](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/kdc100)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/9 "2022-04-12T20:40:45Z")
In windows, you have to delete your c:\users\\appdata\roaming\npm folder. Don’t worry, NPM is installed within C:\Program Files\nodejs\node\_modules\npm\bin and will work. Doing this will make the 5.5.1 version go away and be compatible with your Node. Then npm will work fine. so you know, I went through the reinstalling mess then had to resort to a whole lot of system analysis to get to the real issue with this. ---
**Author:** ![dev-ous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@dev-ous](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/dev-ous)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/nodejs-course-npm-version/11043/10 "2022-05-22T14:30:56Z")
Thank you so much @kdc100 this tip solved my problem, i was stuck for quite a while