diff --git a/npm/package.json b/npm/package.json
index 16efc79..377ccf4 100644
--- a/npm/package.json
+++ b/npm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@root/pathman",
-	"version": "0.5.2",
+	"version": "0.5.3-pre.1",
 	"description": "A cross-platform PATH manager",
 	"main": "index.js",
 	"homepage": "https://git.rootprojects.org/root/pathman/src/branch/master/npm",
diff --git a/npm/scripts/fetch-prebuilt.js b/npm/scripts/fetch-prebuilt.js
index 1b3684c..ae75d5e 100755
--- a/npm/scripts/fetch-prebuilt.js
+++ b/npm/scripts/fetch-prebuilt.js
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ function winstall(pkgname, name, bindir) {
 	// because bugs in npm + git bash oddities, of course
 	// https://npm.community/t/globally-installed-package-does-not-execute-in-git-bash-on-windows/9394
 	try {
-		console.log(
-			'try local path',
-			path.join(__dirname, dd + '../../.bin', name)
-		);
 		fs.writeFileSync(
 			path.join(__dirname, dd + '../../.bin', name),
 			[
@@ -239,10 +235,6 @@ function winstall(pkgname, name, bindir) {
 		// ignore
 	}
 	try {
-		console.log(
-			'try global path',
-			path.join(__dirname, dd + '../../..', name)
-		);
 		fs.writeFileSync(
 			path.join(__dirname, dd + '../../..', name),
 			[