diff --git a/test/parallel/test-npm-version.js b/test/parallel/test-npm-version.js
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+'use strict';
+require('../common');
+
+const path = require('path');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const npmPathPackageJson = path.resolve(
+  __dirname,
+  '..',
+  '..',
+  'deps',
+  'npm',
+  'package.json'
+);
+
+const pkg = require(npmPathPackageJson);
+assert(pkg.version.match(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/),
+       `unexpected version number: ${pkg.version}`);