diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index f941ed3dd..48a48768d 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -280,15 +280,15 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
     exec: {
       add: "git add github-dark.css github-dark.user.css",
       authors: "bash tools/authors.sh",
-      eslint: "npm -s run eslint",
+      eslint: "npx eslint --quiet --color *.js tools/*.js",
       generate: "node tools/generate",
       imagemin: "bash tools/imagemin.sh",
-      major: "npm version -f major",
-      minor: "npm version -f minor",
-      patch: "npm version -f patch",
-      perfectionist: "npm run perfectionist --silent -- github-dark.css github-dark.css --indentSize 2 --maxAtRuleLength 250",
-      stylelint: "npm -s run stylelint",
-      update: "npm -s run update",
+      patch: "npx ver -cp patch",
+      minor: "npx ver -cp minor",
+      major: "npx ver -cp major",
+      perfectionist: "npx perfectionist --silent -- github-dark.css github-dark.css --indentSize 2 --maxAtRuleLength 250",
+      stylelint: "npx stylelint --silent --color -- github-dark.css themes/**/*.css",
+      update: "npx updates -cu && npm install",
       usercss: "node tools/build-usercss",
     },
     cssmin: {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 132fe4902..646721516 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=10"
   },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "npx grunt lint"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "css": "2.2.3",
     "css-mediaquery": "0.1.2",
@@ -28,13 +31,7 @@
     "stylelint": "9.5.0",
     "stylelint-config-standard": "18.2.0",
     "updates": "4.2.3",
-    "url-toolkit": "2.1.6"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "eslint": "eslint --quiet --color *.js tools/*.js",
-    "stylelint": "stylelint --silent --color -- github-dark.css themes/**/*.css",
-    "perfectionist": "perfectionist",
-    "test": "npm run eslint && npm run stylelint",
-    "update": "updates -cu && npm install"
+    "url-toolkit": "2.1.6",
+    "ver": "^1.1.1"
   }
 }