# `@lerna/has-npm-version` > Test if the current version of npm satisfies a given semver range ## Usage ```js const hasNpmVersion = require("@lerna/has-npm-version"); // `npm --version` === 6.3.0 hasNpmVersion(">=6"); // => true // `npm --version` === 5.6.0 hasNpmVersion(">=6"); // => false // makePredicate() caches the call to `npm --version` // useful if you're calling it repeatedly in a loop const predicate = hasNpmVersion.makePredicate(); // `npm --version` === 6.3.0 hasNpmVersion(">=5"); // => true ``` Install [lerna](https://www.npmjs.com/package/lerna) for access to the `lerna` CLI.