diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a10ae9bd8888..5944e2633a27b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ tap-testdir*/
 !/docs/
 !/index.js
 !/lib/
+!/libtap-settings.js
 !/LICENSE*
 !/map.js
 !/node_modules/
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES.md b/DEPENDENCIES.md
index aa1b42f7bad7f..c4a34f98a8c7c 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES.md
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES.md
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ graph LR;
   npm-->remark-gfm;
   npm-->remark-github;
   npm-->remark;
+  npm-->rimraf;
   npm-->semver;
   npm-->sigstore-tuf["@sigstore/tuf"];
   npm-->spawk;
diff --git a/libtap-settings.js b/libtap-settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..31d00333f01bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtap-settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// use rimraf for tap recursive directory removal, so that
+// the windows tests don't flake with fs errors
+const { rimraf } = require('rimraf')
+module.exports = {
+  rmdirRecursiveSync: path => rimraf.sync(path),
+  rmdirRecursive: (path, cb) => rimraf(path).then(() => cb(), cb),
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae6ee87388514..475b645c99765 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
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       },
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       }
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+      "dev": true,
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
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+        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
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+        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
+        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
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+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
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+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
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+    "node_modules/@npmcli/move-file/node_modules/rimraf": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
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+        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/name-from-folder": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/name-from-folder/-/name-from-folder-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -5328,6 +5386,67 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
+      "dependencies": {
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+        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
+        "inherits": "2",
+        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
+        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "peer": true,
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+      },
+      "engines": {
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+    "node_modules/flat-cache/node_modules/rimraf": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
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+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+      },
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+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/flatted": {
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@@ -6928,6 +7047,48 @@
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+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
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+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
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+    "node_modules/istanbul-lib-processinfo/node_modules/glob": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nFR0zLpU2YCaRxwoCJvL6UvCH2JFyFVIvwTLsIf21AuHlMskA1hhTdk+LlYJtOlYt9v6dvszD2BGRqBL+iQK9Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
+        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
+        "inherits": "2",
+        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
+        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/istanbul-lib-processinfo/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
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+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/istanbul-lib-processinfo/node_modules/p-map": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-map/-/p-map-3.0.0.tgz",
@@ -6940,6 +7101,21 @@
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+    "node_modules/istanbul-lib-processinfo/node_modules/rimraf": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
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+      "dependencies": {
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+      },
+      "bin": {
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/istanbul-lib-report/-/istanbul-lib-report-3.0.1.tgz",
@@ -8293,6 +8469,63 @@
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       }
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "glob": "^7.1.3"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "rimraf": "bin.js"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/licensee/node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/licensee/node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/glob": {
+      "version": "7.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob/-/glob-7.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nFR0zLpU2YCaRxwoCJvL6UvCH2JFyFVIvwTLsIf21AuHlMskA1hhTdk+LlYJtOlYt9v6dvszD2BGRqBL+iQK9Q==",
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+      "dependencies": {
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+        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
+        "inherits": "2",
+        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
+        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
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+    "node_modules/licensee/node_modules/rimraf/node_modules/minimatch": {
+      "version": "3.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-J7p63hRiAjw1NDEww1W7i37+ByIrOWO5XQQAzZ3VOcL0PNybwpfmV/N05zFAzwQ9USyEcX6t3UO+K5aqBQOIHw==",
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.7.tgz",
@@ -10401,6 +10634,21 @@
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+    "node_modules/nyc/node_modules/rimraf": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/nyc/node_modules/signal-exit": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.7.tgz",
@@ -11858,62 +12106,23 @@
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+      "integrity": "sha512-CqDakW+hMe/Bz202FPEymy68P+G50RfMQK+Qo5YUqc9SPipvbGjCGKd0RSKEelbsfQuw3g5NZDSrlZZAJurH1A==",
       "dev": true,
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-        "glob": "^7.1.3"
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-      },
-      "funding": {
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-        "inherits": "2",
-        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
-        "once": "^1.3.0",
-        "path-is-absolute": "^1.0.0"
+        "rimraf": "dist/esm/bin.mjs"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "*"
+        "node": ">=14"
       },
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@@ -12282,6 +12491,16 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/spawn-wrap/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
+      "version": "1.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iCuPHDFgrHX7H2vEI/5xpz07zSHB00TpugqhmYtVmMO6518mCuRMoOYFldEBl0g187ufozdaHgWKcYFb61qGiA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
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+        "concat-map": "0.0.1"
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@@ -12295,6 +12514,53 @@
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+        "inflight": "^1.0.4",
+        "inherits": "2",
+        "minimatch": "^3.1.1",
+        "once": "^1.3.0",
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+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
+      }
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7090dd882e276..4fadcf2cbccd6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@
     "remark": "^14.0.2",
     "remark-gfm": "^3.0.1",
     "remark-github": "^11.2.4",
+    "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
     "spawk": "^1.7.1",
     "tap": "^16.3.9"
   },
@@ -254,7 +255,8 @@
       "--exclude",
       "tap-snapshots/**"
     ],
-    "test-ignore": "^(docs|smoke-tests|mock-globals|mock-registry|workspaces)/"
+    "test-ignore": "^(docs|smoke-tests|mock-globals|mock-registry|workspaces)/",
+    "libtap-settings": "./libtap-settings.js"
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
diff --git a/scripts/template-oss/root.js b/scripts/template-oss/root.js
index fb2d964a3f993..a1a28e60f4b79 100644
--- a/scripts/template-oss/root.js
+++ b/scripts/template-oss/root.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ module.exports = {
     '/.mailmap',
     '/.licensee.json',
     '/.gitattributes',
+    '/libtap-settings.js',
   ],
   ignorePaths: [
     '/node_modules/.bin/',
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js.test.cjs
index cfb3034b3b06a..3fa13309d6249 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js.test.cjs
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ XX timing npm:load:configScope Completed in {TIME}ms
 XX timing npm:load Completed in {TIME}ms
 XX verbose stack Error: Unknown error
 XX verbose cwd {CWD}/prefix
-XX verbose Foo 1.0.0
-XX verbose node v1.0.0
-XX verbose npm  v1.0.0
+XX verbose {OS}
+XX verbose {NODE-VERSION}
+XX verbose npm  {NPM-VERSION}
 XX error code ECODE
 XX error ERR SUMMARY Unknown error
 XX error ERR DETAIL Unknown error
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ timing npm:load:configScope Completed in {TIME}ms
 timing npm:load Completed in {TIME}ms
 verbose stack Error: Unknown error
 verbose cwd {CWD}/prefix
-verbose Foo 1.0.0
-verbose node v1.0.0
-verbose npm  v1.0.0
+verbose {OS}
+verbose {NODE-VERSION}
+verbose npm  {NPM-VERSION}
 error code ECODE
 error ERR SUMMARY Unknown error
 error ERR DETAIL Unknown error
diff --git a/test/bin/windows-shims.js b/test/bin/windows-shims.js
index 2abe5013bf10b..5e4f28127e1b3 100644
--- a/test/bin/windows-shims.js
+++ b/test/bin/windows-shims.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const t = require('tap')
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process')
-const { resolve, join, extname, basename, sep } = require('path')
-const { copyFileSync, readFileSync, chmodSync, readdirSync, rmSync, statSync } = require('fs')
+const { resolve, join, extname, basename } = require('path')
+const { readFileSync, chmodSync, readdirSync, statSync } = require('fs')
 const Diff = require('diff')
 const { sync: which } = require('which')
 const { version } = require('../../package.json')
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ const SHIMS = readNonJsFiles(BIN)
 const NODE_GYP = readNonJsFiles(join(BIN, 'node-gyp-bin'))
 const SHIM_EXTS = [...new Set(Object.keys(SHIMS).map(p => extname(p)))]
 
-// windows requires each segment of a command path to be quoted when using shell: true
-const quotePath = (cmd) => cmd
-  .split(sep)
-  .map(p => p.includes(' ') ? `"${p}"` : p)
-  .join(sep)
-
 t.test('shim contents', t => {
   // these scripts should be kept in sync so this tests the contents of each
   // and does a diff to ensure the only differences between them are necessary
@@ -82,6 +76,7 @@ t.test('node-gyp', t => {
 t.test('run shims', t => {
   const path = t.testdir({
     ...SHIMS,
+    'node.exe': readFileSync(process.execPath),
     // simulate the state where one version of npm is installed
     // with node, but we should load the globally installed one
     'global-prefix': {
@@ -105,26 +100,17 @@ t.test('run shims', t => {
     },
   })
 
-  // hacky fix to decrease flakes of this test from `NOTEMPTY: directory not empty, rmdir`
-  // this should get better in tap@18 and we can try removing it then
-  copyFileSync(process.execPath, join(path, 'node.exe'))
-  t.teardown(async () => {
-    rmSync(join(path, 'node.exe'))
-    await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, 100))
-    // this is superstition
-    rmSync(join(path, 'node.exe'), { force: true })
-  })
-
   const spawnPath = (cmd, args, { log, stdioString = true, ...opts } = {}) => {
     if (cmd.endsWith('bash.exe')) {
       // only cygwin *requires* the -l, but the others are ok with it
       args.unshift('-l')
     }
-    const result = spawnSync(cmd, args, {
+    const result = spawnSync(`"${cmd}"`, args, {
       // don't hit the registry for the update check
       env: { PATH: path, npm_config_update_notifier: 'false' },
       cwd: path,
       windowsHide: true,
+      shell: true,
       ...opts,
     })
     if (stdioString) {
@@ -235,9 +221,7 @@ t.test('run shims', t => {
         args.push(bin)
         break
       case 'pwsh.exe':
-        cmd = quotePath(cmd)
         args.push(`${bin}.ps1`)
-        opts.shell = true
         break
       default:
         throw new Error('unknown shell')
diff --git a/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js b/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js
index da2fe3d6ce6ed..84c96cb2fbca6 100644
--- a/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js
+++ b/test/lib/utils/exit-handler.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const fs = require('node:fs')
 const { join, resolve } = require('node:path')
 const EventEmitter = require('node:events')
+const os = require('node:os')
 const t = require('tap')
 const fsMiniPass = require('fs-minipass')
 const { output, time } = require('proc-log')
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ const { load: loadMockNpm } = require('../../fixtures/mock-npm')
 const mockGlobals = require('@npmcli/mock-globals')
 const { cleanCwd, cleanDate } = require('../../fixtures/clean-snapshot')
 const tmock = require('../../fixtures/tmock')
+const { version: NPM_VERSION } = require('../../../package.json')
 
 const pick = (obj, ...keys) => keys.reduce((acc, key) => {
   acc[key] = obj[key]
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ t.cleanSnapshot = (path) => cleanDate(cleanCwd(path))
   .replace(/.*silly logfile.*cleaning.*\n/gm, '')
   .replace(/(Completed in )\d+(ms)/g, '$1{TIME}$2')
   .replace(/(removing )\d+( files)/g, '$1${NUM}2')
+  .replaceAll(`node ${process.version}`, '{NODE-VERSION}')
+  .replaceAll(`node ${process.version}`, '{NODE-VERSION}')
+  .replaceAll(`${os.type()} ${os.release()}`, '{OS}')
+  .replaceAll(`v${NPM_VERSION}`, '{NPM-VERSION}')
 
 // cut off process from script so that it won't quit the test runner
 // while trying to run through the myriad of cases.  need to make it
@@ -39,9 +45,9 @@ t.cleanSnapshot = (path) => cleanDate(cleanCwd(path))
 mockGlobals(t, {
   process: Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), {
     // these are process properties that are needed in the running code and tests
-    ...pick(process, 'execPath', 'stdout', 'stderr', 'stdin', 'cwd', 'chdir', 'env', 'umask'),
+    // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+    ...pick(process, 'version', 'execPath', 'stdout', 'stderr', 'stdin', 'cwd', 'chdir', 'env', 'umask'),
     argv: ['/node', ...process.argv.slice(1)],
-    version: 'v1.0.0',
     kill: () => {},
     reallyExit: (code) => process.exit(code),
     pid: 123456,
@@ -55,14 +61,9 @@ mockGlobals(t, {
 const mockExitHandler = async (t, { config, mocks, files, ...opts } = {}) => {
   const errors = []
 
-  const { npm, logMocks, ...rest } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
+  const { npm, ...rest } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
     ...opts,
-    mocks: {
-      '{ROOT}/package.json': {
-        version: '1.0.0',
-      },
-      ...mocks,
-    },
+    mocks,
     config: (dirs) => ({
       loglevel: 'notice',
       ...(typeof config === 'function' ? config(dirs) : config),
@@ -85,11 +86,6 @@ const mockExitHandler = async (t, { config, mocks, files, ...opts } = {}) => {
         },
       },
     }),
-    'node:os': {
-      type: () => 'Foo',
-      release: () => '1.0.0',
-    },
-    ...logMocks,
     ...mocks,
   })
 
@@ -491,7 +487,7 @@ t.test('timing with no error', async (t) => {
   t.match(timingFileData, {
     metadata: {
       command: [],
-      version: '1.0.0',
+      version: npm.version,
       logfiles: [String],
     },
     timers: {
@@ -528,7 +524,7 @@ t.test('unfinished timers', async (t) => {
   t.match(timingFileData, {
     metadata: {
       command: [],
-      version: '1.0.0',
+      version: npm.version,
       logfiles: [String],
     },
     timers: {