[BUG] `npm version` command does not respect `config set tag-version-prefix ""` since >= v9.6.5

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This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

Despite explicitly using npm config set tag-version-prefix "" before npm version <patch|minor|major>, the created git tag and resulting function output are still prefixed with v.

This behavior occurs in NPM v9.6.5 -> v9.8.1

Expected Behavior

Up until npm v9.6.5, when using npm config set tag-version-prefix "", the created git tag, git commit message and command output would all result in the new version without the v prefix.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Create a new empty NPM project with npm init -y && git init
2. Run npm config set tag-version-prefix ""
3. Run npm version with either major,minor or patch
4. Observe command output with v prefix
5. Check git tags with git tag --list and observe created tag with v prefix
6. Check git commit logs with git log and observe commit message of new version, without v prefix

Environment

• npm: >= v9.6.5
• Node.js: >= 18.16.0
• OS Name: MacOS Ventura 13.4/Ubuntu 22.04.3
• System Model Name: Macbook Pro 2019/GitHub Actions Runner 2.308.0
• npm config:

; "user" config from /Users/calem.roelofs/.npmrc

//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken = (protected)

; node bin location = /Users/calem.roelofs/.nvm/versions/node/v18.16.0/bin/node
; node version = v18.16.0
; npm local prefix = /Users/calem.roelofs/Code/CalemRoelofs/testversion
; npm version = 9.6.5
; cwd = /Users/calem.roelofs/Code/CalemRoelofs/testversion
; HOME = /Users/calem.roelofs
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

Reproduce the issue in an empty npm project using npm config set tag-version-prefix "" followed by npm version patch, minor, or major. Compare the command output, created Git tag, and commit message with the expected unprefixed version. The payload does not name a source file or test, so locating the versioning and tag-prefix handling will require repository research.