title: Npm ERR! Invalid version on npm install
body: <p>Whenever I run npm install I get</p>
  <pre><code>npm ERR! Invalid Version:
  </code></pre>
  <p>This is the log file.</p>
  <pre><code>43 verbose stack TypeError: Invalid Version: 
  43 verbose stack     at new SemVer (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\semver\classes\semver.js:38:13)
  43 verbose stack     at compare (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\semver\functions\compare.js:3:32)
  43 verbose stack     at Object.gte (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\semver\functions\gte.js:2:30)
  43 verbose stack     at Node.canDedupe (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\node.js:1054:32)
  43 verbose stack     at PlaceDep.pruneDedupable (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\place-dep.js:465:14)
  43 verbose stack     at PlaceDep.placeInTree (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\place-dep.js:326:14)
  43 verbose stack     at PlaceDep.place (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\place-dep.js:214:10)
  43 verbose stack     at new PlaceDep (C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\place-dep.js:71:10)
  43 verbose stack     at C:\Users\Myself\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\npm\node_modules\@npmcli\arborist\lib\arborist\build-ideal-tree.js:965:31
  43 verbose stack     at Array.map (&lt;anonymous&gt;)
  44 verbose cwd C:\Users\Dont\Want\To\Reveal\This\Information
  45 verbose Windows_NT 10.0.19042
  46 verbose argv &quot;C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe&quot; &quot;C:\\Users\\Myself\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js&quot; &quot;i&quot; &quot;-force&quot;
  47 verbose node v16.14.0
  48 verbose npm  v8.5.1
  49 error Invalid Version: 
  50 verbose exit 1
  51 timing npm Completed in 18500ms
  </code></pre>
  <p>I don't understand what version of what is invalid? Help!</p>