diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd02195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a142e0c..1ae5e49c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "concurrently": "^8.2.2"
-  }
+  },
+  "engines" : { 
+    "npm" : ">=7.24.2"
+  },
+  "engineStrict" : true
 }