diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fd021952
--- /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 380cdd86d..2682d57d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@
     "typescript": "~3.9.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=11.x"
+    "node": ">=12.x"
   }
 }