diff --git a/lib/manager/npm/index.ts b/lib/manager/npm/index.ts
index fdccb12bc16cbe054ebf724a3175034268c0a4cd..029a431f1e9d493c6cc839116b2edfca962536e8 100644
--- a/lib/manager/npm/index.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/npm/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export const defaultConfig = {
   fileMatch: ['(^|/)package.json$'],
   rollbackPrs: true,
   versioning: npmVersioning.id,
+  digest: {
+    prBodyDefinitions: {
+      Change:
+        '{{#if displayFrom}}`{{{displayFrom}}}` -> {{else}}{{#if currentValue}}`{{{currentValue}}}` -> {{/if}}{{/if}}{{#if displayTo}}`{{{displayTo}}}`{{else}}`{{{newValue}}}`{{/if}}',
+    },
+  },
   prBodyDefinitions: {
     Change:
       "[{{#if displayFrom}}`{{{displayFrom}}}` -> {{else}}{{#if currentValue}}`{{{currentValue}}}` -> {{/if}}{{/if}}{{#if displayTo}}`{{{displayTo}}}`{{else}}`{{{newValue}}}`{{/if}}]({{#if depName}}https://renovatebot.com/diffs/npm/{{replace '/' '%2f' depName}}/{{{currentVersion}}}/{{{newVersion}}}{{/if}})",