diff --git a/e2e/cli/e2e-npm9/package.json b/e2e/cli/e2e-npm9/package.json
index d16abe91b..9654dc5b4 100644
--- a/e2e/cli/e2e-npm9/package.json
+++ b/e2e/cli/e2e-npm9/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "version": "1.0.1-6-next.7",
   "dependencies": {
     "@verdaccio/test-cli-commons": "workspace:1.1.0-6-next.7",
-    "npm": "9.6.0"
+    "npm": "9.6.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 7dc8a2b54..03fd3d955 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ importers:
   e2e/cli/e2e-npm9:
     specifiers:
       '@verdaccio/test-cli-commons': workspace:1.1.0-6-next.7
-      npm: 9.6.0
+      npm: 9.6.3
     dependencies:
       '@verdaccio/test-cli-commons': link:../cli-commons
-      npm: 9.6.0
+      npm: 9.6.3
 
   e2e/cli/e2e-pnpm6:
     specifiers:
@@ -20307,8 +20307,8 @@ packages:
       - which
       - write-file-atomic
 
-  /npm/9.6.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-BE7ZFIXSg5iiSrrFvcEDqZuCynfkKjIiLjq3vFgpogu0eMb7S6LUYSUPsSMp4m5ORRme7zDCRnaBdCWrxU3mVg==}
+  /npm/9.6.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-KMAw6cJF5JGPJz/NtsU8H1sMqb34qPGnSMaSWrVO8bzxOdAXJNAtDXATvLl0lflrImIze1FZCqocM8wdIu3Sfg==}
     engines: {node: ^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0}
     hasBin: true
     dev: false