diff --git a/sys-apps/npm/npm-7.7.5.recipe b/sys-apps/npm/npm-7.16.0.recipe
similarity index 89%
rename from sys-apps/npm/npm-7.7.5.recipe
rename to sys-apps/npm/npm-7.16.0.recipe
index fdf9e6dc6..9f117b670 100644
--- a/sys-apps/npm/npm-7.7.5.recipe
+++ b/sys-apps/npm/npm-7.16.0.recipe
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE="BSD (2-clause)"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://github.com/npm/cli/archive/v$portVersion.tar.gz"
 SOURCE_DIR="cli-$portVersion"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="6c26278852eee7eabac6169c1d4f53f0dd1a01659e0a63a2a0da9ce7237b4bd4"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="1f718de361338e0a6590220dc8443b0b7f0b5dfe023135e0fac7f0369790ada8"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="any"