diff --git a/images/ccenv/Dockerfile.in b/images/ccenv/Dockerfile.in
index 6d032872d2f..57ad3aefcfa 100644
--- a/images/ccenv/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/images/ccenv/Dockerfile.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 FROM _BASE_NS_/fabric-baseimage:_BASE_TAG_
+RUN npm install -g npm@latest
 COPY payload/chaintool payload/protoc-gen-go /usr/local/bin/
 ADD payload/goshim.tar.bz2 $GOPATH/src/
 RUN mkdir -p /chaincode/input /chaincode/output