diff --git a/setup-node/action.yml b/setup-node/action.yml
index f198323..01f5041 100644
--- a/setup-node/action.yml
+++ b/setup-node/action.yml
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ runs:
 
     - run: |
         npx npm -g i npm@${{ inputs.npm-version }}
-        npm -v
+        echo "npm_version=$(npm -v)" >> ${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
       shell: bash
       name: Upgrade npm
+      id: npm-upgrade
       if: inputs.npm-version != ''
 
     - name: Get npm cache directory
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         NODE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
-        NPM_VERSION: ${{ inputs.npm-version }}
+        NPM_VERSION: ${{ steps.npm-upgrade.outputs.npm_version }}
         PACKAGE_HASH: ${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
         OS: ${{ runner.os }}
         STAMP: ${{ inputs.use-stamp-cache }}