diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 42864a5..ee7c5c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 18.x
+      - name: Use Node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "18.x"
+          node-version: "20.x"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a4e5b7a..6d9c5f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, macos-13, macos-14, macos-15]
-        node: [18, 20, 22]
+        node: [20, 22, 24]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd0219
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 68c22f4..44c3463 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
         "prettier": "^3.3.2",
         "ts-jest": "^29.1.5",
         "typescript": "^5.1.6"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20 <25"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00d04c7..0a6bd50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/openzim/node-libzim/issues"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20 <25"
+  },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/openzim/node-libzim#readme",
   "gypfile": true,
   "dependencies": {