diff --git a/npm/npm.spec b/npm/npm.spec
index 311db00b3e..97970d3ad4 100644
--- a/npm/npm.spec
+++ b/npm/npm.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_npm     7.21.1
+%define       V_npm     7.22.0
 %define       V_node16  16.8.0
 %define       V_node14  14.17.6
 %define       V_node12  12.22.6
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Class:        PLUS
 Group:        Archiver
 License:      MIT
 Version:      %{V_npm}
-Release:      20210902
+Release:      20210903
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://github.com/npm/cli/archive/v%{V_npm}.tar.gz