diff --git a/npm/npm.patch b/npm/npm.patch
index 54e8f287cc..23bf66532e 100644
--- a/npm/npm.patch
+++ b/npm/npm.patch
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
-Index: lib/build.js
---- lib/build.js.orig	2017-08-23 02:53:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ lib/build.js	2017-09-01 11:34:57.271139000 +0200
-@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
- function linkMans (pkg, folder, parent, gtop, cb) {
-   if (!pkg.man || !gtop || process.platform === 'win32') return cb()
- 
--  var manRoot = path.resolve(npm.config.get('prefix'), 'share', 'man')
-+  var manRoot = path.resolve(npm.config.get('prefix'), 'man')
-   log.verbose('linkMans', 'man files are', pkg.man, 'in', manRoot)
- 
-   // make sure that the mans are unique.
 Index: lib/config/core.js
---- lib/config/core.js.orig	2017-08-23 02:53:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ lib/config/core.js	2017-09-01 11:34:57.271300000 +0200
-@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
+--- lib/config/core.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ lib/config/core.js	2017-11-28 19:57:20.298797000 +0100
+@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
        fs.writeFile(target.path, data, 'utf8', function (er) {
          if (er) return then(er)
          if (where === 'user' && myUid && myGid) {
@@ -23,9 +11,9 @@ Index: lib/config/core.js
            then()
          }
 Index: lib/npm.js
---- lib/npm.js.orig	2017-08-23 02:53:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ lib/npm.js	2017-09-01 11:34:57.271446000 +0200
-@@ -400,9 +400,7 @@
+--- lib/npm.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ lib/npm.js	2017-11-28 19:57:20.299013000 +0100
+@@ -410,9 +410,7 @@
    Object.defineProperty(npm, 'globalDir',
      {
        get: function () {
@@ -37,8 +25,8 @@ Index: lib/npm.js
        enumerable: true
      })
 Index: lib/search/all-package-metadata.js
---- lib/search/all-package-metadata.js.orig	2017-08-23 02:53:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ lib/search/all-package-metadata.js	2017-09-01 11:34:57.271612000 +0200
+--- lib/search/all-package-metadata.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ lib/search/all-package-metadata.js	2017-11-28 19:57:20.299219000 +0100
 @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  var fs = require('graceful-fs')
  var path = require('path')
@@ -56,9 +44,21 @@ Index: lib/search/all-package-metadata.js
      })
    })
  }
+Index: lib/unbuild.js
+--- lib/unbuild.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ lib/unbuild.js	2017-11-28 20:00:23.989689000 +0100
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
+       !npm.config.get('global')) {
+     return cb()
+   }
+-  var manRoot = path.resolve(npm.config.get('prefix'), 'share', 'man')
++  var manRoot = path.resolve(npm.config.get('prefix'), 'man')
+   log.verbose('rmMans', 'man files are', pkg.man, 'in', manRoot)
+   asyncMap(pkg.man, function (man, cb) {
+     if (Array.isArray(man)) {
 Index: lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js
---- lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js.orig	2017-08-23 02:53:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js	2017-09-01 11:34:57.271733000 +0200
+--- lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js	2017-11-28 19:57:20.299397000 +0100
 @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 -var chownr = require('chownr')
  var dezalgo = require('dezalgo')
@@ -74,10 +74,22 @@ Index: lib/utils/correct-mkdir.js
 -  })
 +  cb(null, st)
  }
+Index: node_modules/bin-links/index.js
+--- node_modules/bin-links/index.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ node_modules/bin-links/index.js	2017-11-28 20:00:56.752077000 +0100
+@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
+ function linkMans (pkg, folder, parent, gtop, opts, cb) {
+   if (!pkg.man || !gtop || process.platform === 'win32') return cb()
+ 
+-  var manRoot = path.resolve(opts.prefix, 'share', 'man')
++  var manRoot = path.resolve(opts.prefix, 'man')
+   opts.log.verbose('linkMans', 'man files are', pkg.man, 'in', manRoot)
+ 
+   // make sure that the mans are unique.
 Index: node_modules/npm-lifecycle/index.js
---- node_modules/npm-lifecycle/index.js.orig	2017-08-23 02:53:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ node_modules/npm-lifecycle/index.js	2017-09-01 12:02:07.839912000 +0200
-@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@
+--- node_modules/npm-lifecycle/index.js.orig	2017-11-28 04:37:46.000000000 +0100
++++ node_modules/npm-lifecycle/index.js	2017-11-28 19:57:20.299620000 +0100
+@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
    if (cfgsetting === 'warn-only') {
      if (isDifferentNodeInPath && !shouldPrependCurrentNodeDirToPATH.hasWarned) {
        if (foundExecPath) {
diff --git a/npm/npm.spec b/npm/npm.spec
index 7a8732fb5b..05d229f75b 100644
--- a/npm/npm.spec
+++ b/npm/npm.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_npm     5.5.1
+%define       V_npm     5.6.0
 %define       V_node9   9.2.0
 %define       V_node8   8.9.1
 %define       V_node6   6.12.0
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Class:        PLUS
 Group:        Archiver
 License:      MIT
 Version:      %{V_npm}
-Release:      20171115
+Release:      20171128
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://github.com/npm/npm/archive/v%{V_npm}.tar.gz