Show current installed version

nvm current shows you the current version you have installed.

C:\>nvm current
v18.13.0
Show all available versions

nvm list available shows you a partial list of all available versions there are.

C:\>nvm list available

|   CURRENT    |     LTS      |  OLD STABLE  | OLD UNSTABLE |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|    19.5.0    |   18.13.0    |   0.12.18    |   0.11.16    |
|    19.4.0    |   18.12.1    |   0.12.17    |   0.11.15    |
|    19.3.0    |   18.12.0    |   0.12.16    |   0.11.14    |
|    19.2.0    |   16.19.0    |   0.12.15    |   0.11.13    |
|    19.1.0    |   16.18.1    |   0.12.14    |   0.11.12    |
|    19.0.1    |   16.18.0    |   0.12.13    |   0.11.11    |
|    19.0.0    |   16.17.1    |   0.12.12    |   0.11.10    |
|   18.11.0    |   16.17.0    |   0.12.11    |    0.11.9    |
|   18.10.0    |   16.16.0    |   0.12.10    |    0.11.8    |
|    18.9.1    |   16.15.1    |    0.12.9    |    0.11.7    |
|    18.9.0    |   16.15.0    |    0.12.8    |    0.11.6    |
|    18.8.0    |   16.14.2    |    0.12.7    |    0.11.5    |
|    18.7.0    |   16.14.1    |    0.12.6    |    0.11.4    |
|    18.6.0    |   16.14.0    |    0.12.5    |    0.11.3    |
|    18.5.0    |   16.13.2    |    0.12.4    |    0.11.2    |
|    18.4.0    |   16.13.1    |    0.12.3    |    0.11.1    |
|    18.3.0    |   16.13.0    |    0.12.2    |    0.11.0    |
|    18.2.0    |   14.21.2    |    0.12.1    |    0.9.12    |
|    18.1.0    |   14.21.1    |    0.12.0    |    0.9.11    |
|    18.0.0    |   14.21.0    |   0.10.48    |    0.9.10    |

This is a partial list. For a complete list, visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases
Stable vs. experimental versions

Versions with even numbers such as 18.x are stable.

Versions with odd numbers such as 19.x are unstable/experimental.

See https://nodejs.org/en/

Install latest LTS version

LTS (Long Term Support) is the stable version.

Depending on platform, either nvm install lts on Windows or nvm install --lts on Linux installs the latest LTS version.

Select installed version

If you had, say, 17.x installed, you now also have, say, 18.x installed.

Now, you need to select the newly installed version with nvm use 18.13.0.

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Show current installed version

nvm current shows you the current version you have installed.

C:\>nvm current
v18.13.0
Show all available versions

nvm list available shows you a partial list of all available versions there are.

C:\>nvm list available

|   CURRENT    |     LTS      |  OLD STABLE  | OLD UNSTABLE |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|    19.5.0    |   18.13.0    |   0.12.18    |   0.11.16    |
|    19.4.0    |   18.12.1    |   0.12.17    |   0.11.15    |
|    19.3.0    |   18.12.0    |   0.12.16    |   0.11.14    |
|    19.2.0    |   16.19.0    |   0.12.15    |   0.11.13    |
|    19.1.0    |   16.18.1    |   0.12.14    |   0.11.12    |
|    19.0.1    |   16.18.0    |   0.12.13    |   0.11.11    |
|    19.0.0    |   16.17.1    |   0.12.12    |   0.11.10    |
|   18.11.0    |   16.17.0    |   0.12.11    |    0.11.9    |
|   18.10.0    |   16.16.0    |   0.12.10    |    0.11.8    |
|    18.9.1    |   16.15.1    |    0.12.9    |    0.11.7    |
|    18.9.0    |   16.15.0    |    0.12.8    |    0.11.6    |
|    18.8.0    |   16.14.2    |    0.12.7    |    0.11.5    |
|    18.7.0    |   16.14.1    |    0.12.6    |    0.11.4    |
|    18.6.0    |   16.14.0    |    0.12.5    |    0.11.3    |
|    18.5.0    |   16.13.2    |    0.12.4    |    0.11.2    |
|    18.4.0    |   16.13.1    |    0.12.3    |    0.11.1    |
|    18.3.0    |   16.13.0    |    0.12.2    |    0.11.0    |
|    18.2.0    |   14.21.2    |    0.12.1    |    0.9.12    |
|    18.1.0    |   14.21.1    |    0.12.0    |    0.9.11    |
|    18.0.0    |   14.21.0    |   0.10.48    |    0.9.10    |

This is a partial list. For a complete list, visit https://nodejs.org/en/download/releases
Stable vs. experimental versions

Versions with even numbers such as 18.x are stable.

Versions with odd numbers such as 19.x are unstable/experimental.

See https://nodejs.org/en/

Install latest LTS version

LTS (Long Term Support) is the stable version.

Depending on platform, either nvm install lts on Windows or nvm install --lts on Linux installs the latest LTS version.

Select installed version

If you had, say, 17.x installed, you now also have, say, 18.x installed.

Now, you need to select the newly installed version with nvm use 18.13.0.

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nvm install --lts installs the latest LTS version.

Then, nvm use lts/* switches to the latest LTS version.

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I do not use NVM, so perhaps I am mistaken but I thought it was only used to switch/manage versions of node/npm. Once you're using the correct version, I was under the assumption that you then used the 'npm' command, as normal to install packages. So perhaps just try 'npm install -g serverless'? More on reddit.com
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To resolve your NVM issues on Windows, try reinstalling NVM and Node by uninstalling both, then reinstalling NVM for Windows and using it to install the desired Node.js versions. Ensure your environmental variables are correctly set, with paths pointing to the installed Node.js versions managed by NVM, and verify that NVM_HOME and NVM_SYMLINK are correctly configured. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window, run nvm use [desired version], and check the Node.js version to confirm the correct version is active. Use sudo to avoid permission issues, and make sure you're using the latest version of NVM for Windows. More on reddit.com
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Windows users: The process for installing nvm on Windows is different than what’s shown below. If you’re using Windows check out this Windows-specific version of nvm. ... Using curl, or wget, download the installation script. In the URL below make sure you replace v0.35.0 with the latest ...
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November 29, 2023 - If you only specify the major release number for a Node version, NVM installs the latest version of that release. You can determine the latest version of each release from the output of nvm ls-remote.
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July 5, 2024 - Installation on a Windows machine is different from the above. In Windows, you will use the nvm-windows tool. This NVM for Windows is the Microsoft/npm/Google recommended Node.js version manager for Windows. N.B It is not the same thing as nvm. You can download the latest release of the NVM Windows here.
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November 17, 2022 - Let's make sure NVM is not already installed on your computer. Just enter the command: ... Go to the NVM for Windows releases page and select the latest version (the top one in the list), for example, it is currently 1.1.10.
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July 15, 2025 - Download the Installer from the nvm-windows GitHub repository and download the latest release.
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August 4, 2025 - The following one-liner will install the latest Node.js LTS version and the latest NPM all in one. It’s so much faster that splitting it out and can really help make sure that your toolchain is up to date. nvm install --lts --latest-npmCode ...
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