Baileys crashes with TypeError: logger.trace is not a function

I'm trying to build a basic WhatsApp bot using the @whiskeysockets/baileys library. I’ve set up the bot to connect using QR authentication, and it connects successfully. However, when I send or receive a message, it crashes with the following error:

vbnet Copy Edit TypeError: logger.trace is not a function at Object.get (.../auth-utils.js:42:72) ...

i am using Baileys: @whiskeysockets/baileys ,Node.js: v22.15.1 and pino as logger
this code in my index is as follows i,ve only set up basic connection for now and a response to "ping" message for testing

const {
  default: makeWASocket,
  fetchLatestBaileysVersion,
  useMultiFileAuthState,
  makeCacheableSignalKeyStore,
  DisconnectReason
} = require('@whiskeysockets/baileys');
const qrcode = require('qrcode-terminal');
const fs = require('fs');
const pino = require('pino');

const logger = pino({
  level: 'trace',
  transport: {
    target: 'pino-pretty',
    options: { colorize: true }
  }
});

async function startBot() {
  const { state, saveCreds } = await useMultiFileAuthState('./auth');
  const { version } = await fetchLatestBaileysVersion();

  const sock = makeWASocket({
    version,
    logger,
    auth: {
      creds: state.creds,
      keys: makeCacheableSignalKeyStore(state.keys, fs)
    }
  });

  sock.ev.on('creds.update', saveCreds);

  sock.ev.on('connection.update', ({ connection, lastDisconnect, qr }) => {
    if (qr) {
      qrcode.generate(qr, { small: true });
      console.log('📱 Scan the QR code above with WhatsApp');
    }
    if (connection === 'open') {
      console.log('✅ Connected to WhatsApp!');
    } else if (connection === 'close') {
      const shouldReconnect =
        lastDisconnect?.error?.output?.statusCode !== DisconnectReason.loggedOut;
      console.log('🔌 Disconnected', shouldReconnect ? 'Reconnecting...' : 'Logged out.');
      if (shouldReconnect) startBot();
    }
  });

  sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', async ({ messages }) => {
    const m = messages[0];
    if (!m.message || m.key.fromMe) return;

    const text = m.message.conversation || m.message.extendedTextMessage?.text || '';
    const jid = m.key.remoteJid;

    console.log(`📥 [${jid}]: ${text}`);

    if (text.toLowerCase() === 'ping') {
      await sock.sendMessage(jid, { text: 'pong ✅' });
    }
  });
}

startBot();

Verified that pino is properly installed and configured.

Tried replacing the logger with a custom logger that includes a .trace() method.

Still getting the same error when a message is received or sent here is a more detailed error log that prints in console

d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Utils\auth-utils.js:42
                logger === null || logger === void 0 ? void 0 : logger.trace({ items: idsToFetch.length }, 'loading from store');
                                                                       ^

TypeError: logger.trace is not a function
    at Object.get (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Utils\auth-utils.js:42:72)
    at Object.get (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Utils\auth-utils.js:96:48)
    at assertSessions (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-send.js:171:51)
    at d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-send.js:405:23
    at Object.transaction (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Utils\auth-utils.js:135:32)
    at relayMessage (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-send.js:294:30)
    at sendPeerDataOperationMessage (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-send.js:218:29)
    at requestPlaceholderResend (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-recv.js:744:16)
    at async sendRetryRequest (d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-recv.js:99:27)
    at async d:\redseclabs\whatsapp-bot\node_modules\@whiskeysockets\baileys\lib\Socket\messages-recv.js:653:33