Windows: npm installs 0.121.0 but resolves to 0.119.0-win32-x64 binary

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.119.0

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2-codex

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Windows Terminal (WSL / PowerShell)

What issue are you seeing?

Bug: Windows npm install resolves to outdated binary (0.119.0) instead of 0.121.0
Environment

• OS: Windows 10/11
• Shell: PowerShell
• Node: v22.17.0
• nvm-windows: enabled
• npm global prefix: C:\nvm4w\nodejs

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Steps to reproduce

npm install -g @openai/codex@0.121.0
codex --version

What is the expected behavior?

Expected result

codex-cli 0.121.0

Actual result

codex-cli 0.119.0

Additional information

Codex repeatedly asks to update even after installing 0.121.0.

Diagnostics

npm view @openai/codex version
# 0.121.0

npm list -g @openai/codex --depth=0
# @openai/codex@0.121.0

npm list -g @openai/codex-win32-x64 --depth=0
# @openai/codex-win32-x64@npm:@openai/codex@0.119.0-win32-x64

npx @openai/codex@0.121.0 --version
# codex-cli 0.119.0

Analysis
The wrapper package @openai/codex@0.121.0 installs correctly, but it resolves to:
@openai/codex-win32-x64@0.119.0-win32-x64

So the actual binary executed is still version 0.119.0.

Conclusion
This appears to be a packaging or resolution issue affecting the Windows x64 native binary.

Impact
Users on Windows cannot upgrade beyond 0.119.0 via npm.

Workaround
Manual installation of the Windows binary from GitHub releases.