diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d3e201dc..da5a0fcc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         "prettier": "^3.5.3",
         "tree-kill": "^1.2.2"
       },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20.18.1"
+      },
       "optionalDependencies": {
         "@types/express": "^5",
         "@types/morgan": "^1.9.9",