diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6f27f1359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3cc55bcd01..9ea87de538 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   "config": {
     "bundledKubectlVersion": "1.17.3"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=0.12 <0.13"
+  },
   "build": {
     "afterSign": "build/notarize.js",
     "extraResources": [