npm 12 Disables Install Scripts by Default to Reduce Supply Chain Risk

GitHub has announced what it said are "breaking changes" coming to npm version 12, one of which turns off install scripts by default to combat software supply chain threats. The

<p>Most developers have a ritual with new projects. You clone the repo, change into the directory, type npm install, and watch the terminal fill up with download progress. It is

GitHub has announced that npm v12, expected next month, will introduce several security-focused changes aimed at blocking supply-chain attacks abusing behaviors triggered by the

<p>npm v12 shipped on 2026-07-08 with a real security-motivated change: <code>preinstall</code>, <code>install</code>, and <code>postinstall</code> scripts are now disabled by

GitHub has rolled out new controls for npm to improve the security of the software supply chain, giving maintainers the ability to explicitly approve a release prior to the