# \`npm ERR! \`spin\` is not a valid npm option\` **URL:** \ **Category:** Node.js\ **Tags:** travis-build\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/npm-err-spin-is-not-a-valid-npm-option/13797 "2023-05-03T13:05:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StevieJayCee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/steviejaycee/32/8711_2.png) [@StevieJayCee](https://travis-ci.community/u/StevieJayCee)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/npm-err-spin-is-not-a-valid-npm-option/13797/1 "2023-05-03T13:05:49Z")
The latest version of npm [no longer accepts deprecated commands](https://github.blog/changelog/2022-10-24-npm-v9-0-0-released/#%E2%9A%A0%EF%B8%8F-notable-breaking-changes) and the Travis nodeJS build is pulling this command in from somewhere that isn’t the project .travis.yml. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/travis_ci/original/2X/f/febd9675c12923faa86908f6ce98acd624727828.png) Is this running in the background somewhere? I tried searching the travis build github repo for traces of this but can’t find it anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![fullsushidev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/fullsushidev/32/8917_2.png) [@fullsushidev](https://travis-ci.community/u/fullsushidev)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/npm-err-spin-is-not-a-valid-npm-option/13797/2 "2023-10-10T09:06:24Z")
I’ve been having the same issue and couldn’t find a fix other than downgrading my npm version to 17. I’d like to see the travis team input tho. ---
**Author:** ![MarkvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/markvm/32/8995_2.png) [@MarkvM](https://travis-ci.community/u/MarkvM)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/npm-err-spin-is-not-a-valid-npm-option/13797/3 "2024-02-29T08:21:40Z")
We are having the same issue. Was hoping that upgrading to Node 20 would get rid of the message, but it is still there. Would be really nice if someone from Travis could see this as it doesn’t seem possible to override anything in .travis.yml ---
**Author:** ![MarkvM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/travis-ci.community/markvm/32/8995_2.png) [@MarkvM](https://travis-ci.community/u/MarkvM)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://travis-ci.community/t/npm-err-spin-is-not-a-valid-npm-option/13797/4 "2024-03-27T08:45:11Z")
Travis says this is now resolved and I no longer see it in my builds.