# npm: Incident updated: Degraded Package Install and Publishing

**Summary:** _summary pending_
- Kind: Incident update · Label: not classified yet
- Changed: 2026-10-22 03:13 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-22 03:13 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/fr89w5qkp7j4](https://stspg.io/fr89w5qkp7j4)
- [Company: npm](https://rewindex.com/company/npm.md)
- Versions: before incident\_version:671/xfp75s9j3bp8@5584e30d1f34 → after incident\_version:671/xfp75s9j3bp8@9ac7e13c19c6
- Change 2 of 4 for this incident

## Discussed on Hacker News

- [NPM is experiencing degraded package install and publishing](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50190677): 4 points, 2 comments, posted 2026-10-22 03:05 UTC, posted 32 min after the vendor’s first update

Incident page (full timeline): [Degraded Package Install and Publishing](https://rewindex.com/company/npm/incidents/xfp75s9j3bp8.md)
## What changed

**1. Changed: Status**

```diff
- investigating
+ identified
```

**2. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-10-22 03:07 UTC

```diff
+ The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-22 02:33 UTC | [Major incident: Degraded Package Install and Publishing](https://rewindex.com/change/i833533dbe1f58c.md) | major |
| 2026-10-22 03:13 UTC | Incident updated: Degraded Package Install and Publishing (this change) |  |
| 2026-10-22 04:13 UTC | [Incident updated: Degraded Package Install and Publishing](https://rewindex.com/change/r9ccb66478766a5.md) |  |
| 2026-10-22 04:33 UTC | [Incident updated: Degraded Package Install and Publishing](https://rewindex.com/change/r9ae643e9ae56f9.md) |  |

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