Extract version from package.json (NPM) using bash / shell

get-npm-package-version

# Version key/value should be on his own line
PACKAGE_VERSION=$(cat package.json \
  | grep version \
  | head -1 \
  | awk -F: '{ print $2 }' \
  | sed 's/[",]//g')

echo $PACKAGE_VERSION

node -p -e "require('./package.json').version"

cat package.json | jq -r '.version' works on github actions

Easier:
jq -r .version package.json

real	0m0,021s
user	0m0,020s
sys	0m0,000s