--- title: "#226: npm v5.7.0 Released" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 226 published_at: "2018-02-22" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/226" --- #226: npm v5.7.0 Released This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/226) Node WeeklyFebruary 22, 2018 #226 The npm Blog [npm v5.7.0 Released](http://blog.npmjs.org/post/171139955345/v570)`npm install` can now automatically fix `package-lock.json` and `npm-shrinkwrap.json` files that have merge conflicts, there’s also a new [`npm ci`](https://twitter.com/maybekatz/status/966432924127019008) command. **Update:** Be careful as [a significant issue with 5.7 has been reported](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/19883) where 5.7 is changing filesystem permissions it shouldn't be. 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