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np. A simpler way to publish packages to npm.

github.com/sindresorhus/np

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Updates

July 2026

Release — Jul 16
12.0.0 Jul 16
Add `--stage` flag for staged publishing (#802) Jul 14
Require Node.js 22, npm 10, pnpm 11 Jul 14
Block empty publish when `ignore-scripts` disables the build script (… Jul 14
Re-verify npm auth after auto-login (#800) Jul 14
Support npm 12 (#799) Jul 14
Release — Jul 5
11.2.2 Jul 5
Ensure CLI cursor visible after publishing (#797) Jul 5

May 2026

Release — May 12
11.2.1 May 12
Skip Node.js engine check for prerelease-to-prerelease bumps May 12

April 2026

Release — Apr 20
11.2.0 Apr 20
Add `devEngines.packageManager` support (#789) Apr 20
Release — Apr 17
11.1.0 Apr 17
Update dependencies Apr 17
Run Git preflight before prompting (#788) Apr 17
Add `--dry-run` as an alias of `--preview` Apr 17
Fix: Use empty prerelease default for pre-major bump Apr 17
Run install even with `--no-cleanup` Apr 17
Release — Apr 4
11.0.3 Apr 4
Fix `--release-draft-only` failing with version check error Apr 4
Skip missing entry points for lifecycle-built packages (#782) Apr 4

March 2026

Tweaks Mar 25

January 2026

Release — Jan 29
11.0.2 Jan 29