https://www.abeautifulsite.net/how-to-upgrade-or-downgrade-nodejs-using-npm Upgrading to the latest stable version This will update you to the latest available stable version: sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable Upgrading to the latest LTS version Node also offers a long-term support (LTS) version . If you need that version (or any other), simply specify the version number you want: sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n 4.4.2 Checking your Node version To see which version of Node is currently installed, simply run: node -v