[DOCS] Unknown configs throw error in npm@12.0.0 release notes - re-open #9812
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- follows on from auto-closed [DOCS] Unknown configs throw error in npm@12.0.0 release notes #9802
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The release notes for npm@12.0.0 still incorrectly state:
unknown configs in .npmrc, unknown CLI flags, abbreviated flags, and single-hyphen multi-char shorthands now throw instead of warning.
This statement is incorrect and is not aligned with the updated CHANGELOG 12.0.0 which now states:
unknown CLI flags, abbreviated flags, and single-hyphen multi-char shorthands now throw instead of warning. (Unknown .npmrc configs still warn by default; opt into erroring with the new strict-npmrc config.)
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Correct also the release notes npm@12.0.0 concerning the description of handling unknown configs in .npmrc.
Note that this is not addressable through a PR. It requires direct write access to the repo in order to edit a release note manually.
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reggi commentedon Jul 29, 2026
this should update today with a patch to 12
MikeMcC399 commentedon Aug 6, 2026
Not fixed in https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v12.0.0
MikeMcC399 commentedon Sep 23, 2026
The incorrect release notes content is linked to nodejs/node#66212 which promotes npm@12.1.0 to Node.js. This is misleading on a major functional change.
It should be possible for a maintainer to simply edit https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v12.0.0 manually.