diff --git a/.github/workflows/multibuild.yaml b/.github/workflows/multibuild.yaml
index 91ff9b665..a6682f97d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multibuild.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multibuild.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: build admin webapp
         working-directory: ./apps/admin/webapp
         run: |
-          npm install -g npm@10.8.2
           npm ci
           npm run build
       - if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
diff --git a/apps/admin/webapp/package-lock.json b/apps/admin/webapp/package-lock.json
index 64b17136d..bc3b5c9b0 100644
--- a/apps/admin/webapp/package-lock.json
+++ b/apps/admin/webapp/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=v20.15.0 <23",
-        "npm": "10.8.2"
+        "npm": ">=10.8.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/apps/admin/webapp/package.json b/apps/admin/webapp/package.json
index 90c98b4ba..aff46a6ee 100644
--- a/apps/admin/webapp/package.json
+++ b/apps/admin/webapp/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=v20.15.0 <23",
-    "npm": "10.8.2"
+    "npm": ">=10.8.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/dart/sshnoports/buildArchive b/packages/dart/sshnoports/buildArchive
index 07ab4cd5d..9fc07cff7 100755
--- a/packages/dart/sshnoports/buildArchive
+++ b/packages/dart/sshnoports/buildArchive
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ echo "Compiling admin_api"; dart compile exe --verbosity error bin/np_admin.dart
 wait
 cd ../webapp || exit 1
 echo "Building admin webapp"
-npm install -g npm@10.8.2 || exit 1
 npm ci || exit 1
 npm run build || exit 1
 
diff --git a/tools/multibuild/Dockerfile.package b/tools/multibuild/Dockerfile.package
index 238a94ab0..3417adcc0 100644
--- a/tools/multibuild/Dockerfile.package
+++ b/tools/multibuild/Dockerfile.package
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ WORKDIR /noports
 # install node for later (keep at the top file to increase cache hits)
 # hadolint ignore=DL3008
 RUN apt-get update; \
-  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends npm; \
-  npm install -g npm@10.8.2
+  apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends npm
 
 COPY . .