# read-package-json — Deprecated npm packages and their maintainer-named replacement

For read-package-json, latest published version is 7.0.1; named replacement is @npmcli/package-json, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Package:** read-package-json _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Latest published version:** 7.0.1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maintainer's deprecation message:** This package is no longer supported. Please use @npmcli/package-json instead. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Named replacement:** @npmcli/package-json _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> "deprecated":"This package is no longer supported. Please use @npmcli/package-json instead."

## Source

- https://registry.npmjs.org/read-package-json

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-02-21.
Part of [Deprecated npm packages and their maintainer-named replacement](https://referencesource.org/npm-deprecated-package-recommended-replacement/).