package.json file error when it updates from 0.97.0 to 0.98.0

[ympaik87]

I receive the error below when I try to update the latest version.

PS C:\Users> apm update kite
Package Updates Available (1)
└── kite 0.97.0 -> 0.98.0

Would you like to install these updates? (yes) yes

Installing kite@0.98.0 to C:\Users\user\.atom\packages failed

npm ERR! Windows_NT 10.0.17134
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\atom\\app-1.28.1\\resources\\app\\apm\\bin\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\atom\\app-1.28.1\\resources\\app\\apm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "--globalconfig" "C:\\Users\\user\\.atom\\.apm\\.apmrc" "--userconfig" "C:\\Users\\user\\.atom\\.apmrc" "install" "C:\\Users\\user\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\d-11869-56324-b01nm2.gtuyehr529\\package.tgz" "--runtime=electron" "--target=2.0.4" "--arch=x64" "--global-style" "--msvs_version=2015"
npm ERR! node v6.9.5
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.10
npm ERR! file C:\Users\user\.atom\.apm\md5\2.2.1\package\package.json
npm ERR! code EJSONPARSE

npm ERR! Failed to parse json
npm ERR! Unexpected token '\u0000' at 1:1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! ^
npm ERR! File: C:\Users\user\.atom\.apm\md5\2.2.1\package\package.json
npm ERR! Failed to parse package.json data.
npm ERR! package.json must be actual JSON, not just JavaScript.
npm ERR!
npm ERR! This is not a bug in npm.
npm ERR! Tell the package author to fix their package.json file. JSON.parse

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\apm-install-dir-11869-56324-1uic1wf.vlgt2fn7b9\npm-debug.log

it says, i need to report the author to fix this.