npm package version version code example

Example 1: npm check package version

local packages:
~$ npm list

globally installed packages:
~$ npm list -g

specific package:
~$ npm list <package>

Example 2: how to install latest version of npm package

//For global packages 
npm i -g <package name>@latest
npm i -g express@latest

//For loacal packages
npm outdated
npm update

//Manually updating local packages
npm i <package name>@latest
npm update "react" "react-dom"