diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa18c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+16.17.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ed87dd..3b5345d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@
     "gulp-rename": "^2.0.0",
     "gulp-terser": "^2.1.0",
     "gulp-uglify": "^3.0.2"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16"
   }
 }