diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30583941074..f42f23deb2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ More Coming soon...
 
 ## 👨‍🚀 Getting Started
 
+### 📝 Prerequisites
+
+Node Version >= 16.8.0
+
 ### 🐳 Docker Setup
 
 The easiest way to run AgentGPT locally is by using docker.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a808f43864a..a336b76ccc0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
         "prisma": "^4.9.0",
         "tailwindcss": "^3.2.0",
         "typescript": "^4.9.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.8.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@anthropic-ai/sdk": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 186ef8221f9..c4ec9178b34 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "name": "agent-gpt",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16.8.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "next build --no-lint",
     "dev": "next dev",