Verify latest release

• I verified that the issue exists in the latest pnpm release

pnpm version

11.1.1

Which area(s) of pnpm are affected? (leave empty if unsure)

CLI

Link to the code that reproduces this issue or a replay of the bug

No response

Reproduction steps

cd $(mktemp -d)
npm install pnpm@11.1.1 -g
pnpm init
pnpm add lodash@4.18.1 -E

Describe the Bug

pnpm outputs the warning

[WARN] The metadata of lodash is missing the "time" field; skipping the minimumReleaseAge check for this package.

although when viewing lodash in the npm registry with

npm view lodash

shows

dist-tags:
latest: 4.18.1

published a month ago by jdalton <john.david.dalton@gmail.com>

and

$ npm view lodash time | grep 4.18.1
  '4.18.1': '2026-04-01T21:01:20.458Z'

Expected Behavior

Since lodash@4.18.1 contains a timestamp in the npm registry, no warning should be output

Which Node.js version are you using?

24.15.0

Which operating systems have you used?

• macOS
• Windows
• Linux

If your OS is a Linux based, which one it is? (Include the version if relevant)

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS