diff --git a/node_modules/npm-package-arg/lib/npa.js b/node_modules/npm-package-arg/lib/npa.js
index 61fee0783ecc7..cd1932b0bc78b 100644
--- a/node_modules/npm-package-arg/lib/npa.js
+++ b/node_modules/npm-package-arg/lib/npa.js
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ function fromFile (res, where) {
       rawNoPrefix = rawSpec.replace(/^file:/, '')
     }
     // turn file:/../foo into file:../foo
-    if (/^\/\.\.?(\/|$)/.test(rawNoPrefix)) {
-      const rawSpec = res.rawSpec.replace(/^file:\//, 'file:')
+    // for 1, 2 or 3 leading slashes since we attempted
+    // in the previous step to make it a file protocol url with a leading slash
+    if (/^\/{1,3}\.\.?(\/|$)/.test(rawNoPrefix)) {
+      const rawSpec = res.rawSpec.replace(/^file:\/{1,3}/, 'file:')
       resolvedUrl = new url.URL(rawSpec, `file://${path.resolve(where)}/`)
       specUrl = new url.URL(rawSpec)
       rawNoPrefix = rawSpec.replace(/^file:/, '')
diff --git a/node_modules/npm-package-arg/package.json b/node_modules/npm-package-arg/package.json
index b9729db5d4f14..eddc6bbbbb8f8 100644
--- a/node_modules/npm-package-arg/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/npm-package-arg/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "npm-package-arg",
-  "version": "9.1.0",
+  "version": "9.1.2",
   "description": "Parse the things that can be arguments to `npm install`",
   "main": "./lib/npa.js",
   "directories": {
@@ -18,13 +18,10 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/eslint-config": "^3.0.1",
-    "@npmcli/template-oss": "3.5.0",
+    "@npmcli/template-oss": "4.3.2",
     "tap": "^16.0.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "preversion": "npm test",
-    "postversion": "npm publish",
-    "prepublishOnly": "git push origin --follow-tags",
     "test": "tap",
     "snap": "tap",
     "npmclilint": "npmcli-lint",
@@ -49,10 +46,25 @@
     "node": "^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=16.0.0"
   },
   "tap": {
-    "branches": 97
+    "branches": 97,
+    "nyc-arg": [
+      "--exclude",
+      "tap-snapshots/**"
+    ]
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
-    "version": "3.5.0"
+    "version": "4.3.2",
+    "releaseBranches": [
+      "v9"
+    ],
+    "ciVersions": [
+      "12.13.0",
+      "12.x",
+      "14.15.0",
+      "14.x",
+      "16.0.0",
+      "16.x"
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 43f364e27eb8c..2441009d92e20 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         "nopt": "^6.0.0",
         "npm-audit-report": "^3.0.0",
         "npm-install-checks": "^5.0.0",
-        "npm-package-arg": "^9.1.0",
+        "npm-package-arg": "^9.1.2",
         "npm-pick-manifest": "^7.0.2",
         "npm-profile": "^6.2.0",
         "npm-registry-fetch": "^13.3.1",
@@ -8010,9 +8010,9 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/npm-package-arg": {
-      "version": "9.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-package-arg/-/npm-package-arg-9.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4J0GL+u2Nh6OnhvUKXRr2ZMG4lR8qtLp+kv7UiV00Y+nGiSxtttCyIRHCt5L5BNkXQld/RceYItau3MDOoGiBw==",
+      "version": "9.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-package-arg/-/npm-package-arg-9.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pzd9rLEx4TfNJkovvlBSLGhq31gGu2QDexFPWT19yCDh0JgnRhlBLNo5759N0AJmBk+kQ9Y/hXoLnlgFD+ukmg==",
       "inBundle": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "hosted-git-info": "^5.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d0be98833116..250f519e11994 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "nopt": "^6.0.0",
     "npm-audit-report": "^3.0.0",
     "npm-install-checks": "^5.0.0",
-    "npm-package-arg": "^9.1.0",
+    "npm-package-arg": "^9.1.2",
     "npm-pick-manifest": "^7.0.2",
     "npm-profile": "^6.2.0",
     "npm-registry-fetch": "^13.3.1",