diff --git a/smoke-tests/index.js b/smoke-tests/index.js
index 2c2a1b6ab9543..1d352c62550db 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/index.js
+++ b/smoke-tests/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ t.cleanSnapshot = s => s.split(cwd).join('{CWD}')
   .replace(/\\+/g, '/')
   .replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')
   .replace(/\ \(in a browser\)/g, '')
+  .replace(/^npm@.*\ /mg, 'npm ')
 
 // setup server
 const registryServer = require('./server.js')
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/smoke-tests-index.js-TAP.test.js b/tap-snapshots/smoke-tests-index.js-TAP.test.js
index 932799bc5a47b..6fabc5cc30038 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/smoke-tests-index.js-TAP.test.js
+++ b/tap-snapshots/smoke-tests-index.js-TAP.test.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ or on the command line via: npm <command> --key=value
 More configuration info: npm help config
 Configuration fields: npm help 7 config
 
-npm@7.7.5 {CWD}
+npm {CWD}
 
 `