[BUG] 10.5.1 broken on upgrade with Error: Cannot find module '@npmcli/config/lib/definitions'

[jlarmstrongiv]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

Upgrading npm in the package.json from 10.5.0 to 10.5.1 in the engines field, running corepack enable npm, and running npm i throws an error:

/Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/es6/validate-engines.js:31
    throw err
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '@npmcli/config/lib/definitions'
Require stack:
- /Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/npm.js
- /Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/cli-entry.js
- /Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/cli.js
- /Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/bin/npm-cli.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1144:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:985:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1235:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:176:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/npm.js:9:46)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1376:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1435:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1207:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1023:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1235:19) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/npm.js',
    '/Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/cli-entry.js',
    '/Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/lib/cli.js',
    '/Users/user/.cache/node/corepack/npm/10.5.1/bin/npm-cli.js'
  ]
}

Node.js v20.11.1

Expected Behavior

npm i continues to work as expected without any errors

Steps To Reproduce

1. Upgrading npm in the package.json from 10.5.0 to 10.5.1 in the engines field
2. Run corepack enable npm
3. Run any npm command, like npm i or npm config ls

Environment

• npm: 10.5.1
• Node.js: v20.11.1
• OS Name: MacOS, x86_64, Sonoma
• System Model Name: MacBook Pro 2019
• npm config:

; copy and paste output from `npm config ls` here
; npm is broken, cannot run the command

[jlarmstrongiv]

Downgrading to 10.5.0 fixes the issue

[jlarmstrongiv]

Or, upgrading node to 20.12.1 from 20.11.1 fixed the issue