diff --git a/lib/manager/common.ts b/lib/manager/common.ts
index 64e820e9300ff7..1cb67931e68cba 100644
--- a/lib/manager/common.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/common.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export interface PackageFile<T = Record<string, any>>
   packageFile?: string;
   packageJsonName?: string;
   packageJsonType?: 'app' | 'library';
-  packageJsonVersion?: string;
+  packageFileVersion?: string;
   parent?: string;
   skipInstalls?: boolean;
   yarnrc?: string;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export interface Package<T> extends ManagerData<T> {
   // npm manager
   bumpVersion?: ReleaseType | string;
   npmPackageAlias?: boolean;
-  packageJsonVersion?: string;
+  packageFileVersion?: string;
   gitRef?: boolean;
   sourceUrl?: string;
   githubRepo?: string;
diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/extract/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/lib/manager/npm/extract/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
index 2348619b2935c3..0561a3cab00353 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/extract/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/extract/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": undefined,
   "packageJsonName": undefined,
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": undefined,
   "packageJsonName": undefined,
   "packageJsonType": "library",
-  "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": false,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": undefined,
   "packageJsonName": undefined,
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": undefined,
   "packageJsonName": undefined,
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": undefined,
   "packageJsonName": undefined,
   "packageJsonType": "library",
-  "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": undefined,
   "packageJsonName": undefined,
   "packageJsonType": "library",
-  "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -602,9 +602,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "1.0.0",
   "packageJsonName": "renovate",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "1.0.0",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -737,9 +737,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "1.0.0",
   "packageJsonName": "renovate",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "1.0.0",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -872,9 +872,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "1.0.0",
   "packageJsonName": "renovate",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "1.0.0",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": "yarn.lock",
@@ -893,9 +893,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "0.0.8",
   "packageJsonName": "@a/b",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "0.0.8",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -1030,9 +1030,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "1.0.0",
   "packageJsonName": "renovate",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "1.0.0",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -1051,9 +1051,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "0.0.8",
   "packageJsonName": "@a/b",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "0.0.8",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
@@ -1188,9 +1188,9 @@ Object {
   "lernaPackages": undefined,
   "npmLock": undefined,
   "npmrc": undefined,
+  "packageFileVersion": "1.0.0",
   "packageJsonName": "renovate",
   "packageJsonType": "app",
-  "packageJsonVersion": "1.0.0",
   "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
   "skipInstalls": true,
   "yarnLock": undefined,
diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/extract/index.ts b/lib/manager/npm/extract/index.ts
index af87571eb37ca8..0532e1cb86dcfe 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/extract/index.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/extract/index.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export async function extractPackageFile(
   logger.debug(
     `npm file ${fileName} has name ${JSON.stringify(packageJsonName)}`
   );
-  const packageJsonVersion = packageJson.version;
+  const packageFileVersion = packageJson.version;
   let yarnWorkspacesPackages: string[];
   if (is.array(packageJson.workspaces)) {
     yarnWorkspacesPackages = packageJson.workspaces;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export async function extractPackageFile(
     if (
       !(
         packageJsonName ||
-        packageJsonVersion ||
+        packageFileVersion ||
         npmrc ||
         lernaDir ||
         yarnWorkspacesPackages
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ export async function extractPackageFile(
   return {
     deps,
     packageJsonName,
-    packageJsonVersion,
+    packageFileVersion,
     packageJsonType,
     npmrc,
     ignoreNpmrcFile,
diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/update.ts b/lib/manager/npm/update.ts
index 7eed581aec6105..9ec6d21a43751f 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/update.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/update.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function updateDependency({
       logger.trace('Version is already updated');
       return bumpPackageVersion(
         fileContent,
-        upgrade.packageJsonVersion,
+        upgrade.packageFileVersion,
         upgrade.bumpVersion
       );
     }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export function updateDependency({
     }
     return bumpPackageVersion(
       newFileContent,
-      upgrade.packageJsonVersion,
+      upgrade.packageFileVersion,
       upgrade.bumpVersion
     );
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/extract/__snapshots__/manager-files.spec.ts.snap b/lib/workers/repository/extract/__snapshots__/manager-files.spec.ts.snap
index 820b3ed43be33d..d6d8b83fa14de3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/extract/__snapshots__/manager-files.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/extract/__snapshots__/manager-files.spec.ts.snap
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Array [
     "npmLock": undefined,
     "npmrc": undefined,
     "packageFile": "package.json",
+    "packageFileVersion": undefined,
     "packageJsonName": undefined,
     "packageJsonType": "app",
-    "packageJsonVersion": undefined,
     "pnpmShrinkwrap": undefined,
     "skipInstalls": undefined,
     "yarnLock": undefined,