diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 96ef59f..433bec1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 				"@favware/npm-deprecate": "1.0.5",
 				"@types/prompts": "2.0.14",
 				"prettier": "2.7.1"
+			},
+			"peerDependencies": {
+				"node": ">= 16.10.x"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@favware/npm-deprecate": {
@@ -1006,6 +1009,28 @@
 				"node": ">= 0.6"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/node": {
+			"version": "18.7.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node/-/node-18.7.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-h5wBtW3jnRfJzAfKldQ3lp9V8EOmbS9EHg00nUlUWWVeMtX8NGyaYB3L+AnPAGNjgWSPPDHcsqJAwlysyGiZ0g==",
+			"hasInstallScript": true,
+			"peer": true,
+			"dependencies": {
+				"node-bin-setup": "^1.0.0"
+			},
+			"bin": {
+				"node": "bin/node"
+			},
+			"engines": {
+				"npm": ">=5.0.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"node_modules/node-bin-setup": {
+			"version": "1.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-bin-setup/-/node-bin-setup-1.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-pTeU6NgUrexiLNtd+AKwvg6cngHMvj5FZ5e2bbv2ogBSIc9yhkXSSaTScfSRZnwHIh5YFmYSYlemLWkiKD7rog==",
+			"peer": true
+		},
 		"node_modules/node-fetch": {
 			"version": "2.6.7",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.7.tgz",
@@ -2391,6 +2416,21 @@
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 			"dev": true
 		},
+		"node": {
+			"version": "18.7.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node/-/node-18.7.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-h5wBtW3jnRfJzAfKldQ3lp9V8EOmbS9EHg00nUlUWWVeMtX8NGyaYB3L+AnPAGNjgWSPPDHcsqJAwlysyGiZ0g==",
+			"peer": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"node-bin-setup": "^1.0.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"node-bin-setup": {
+			"version": "1.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-bin-setup/-/node-bin-setup-1.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-pTeU6NgUrexiLNtd+AKwvg6cngHMvj5FZ5e2bbv2ogBSIc9yhkXSSaTScfSRZnwHIh5YFmYSYlemLWkiKD7rog==",
+			"peer": true
+		},
 		"node-fetch": {
 			"version": "2.6.7",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.7.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35926aa..5f1f9e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 		"@types/prompts": "2.0.14",
 		"prettier": "2.7.1"
 	},
+	"engines": {
+		"node": ">= 16.10.x"
+	},
 	"publishConfig": {
 		"registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
 		"access": "public"
diff --git a/src/commands/init.js b/src/commands/init.js
index 3dd2ebe..a0840ba 100644
--- a/src/commands/init.js
+++ b/src/commands/init.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import prompts from 'prompts';
 import ora from 'ora';
-import { greenBright, redBright, yellowBright } from 'colorette';
+import { greenBright, redBright } from 'colorette';
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 import { findUp } from 'find-up';
 import {
@@ -23,21 +23,6 @@ const { prompt } = prompts;
  * @param {{ y: string; sync: string; }} flags
  */
 export async function init(flags) {
-	// * Check if node version is valid
-	const { version } = process;
-	const [major, minor] = version.split('.');
-	const majorNum = parseInt(major.slice(1));
-	const minorNum = parseInt(minor);
-
-	if (majorNum < 16 || (majorNum === 16 && minorNum < 10)) {
-		console.log(
-			yellowBright(
-				`\nYou are using Node ${version}\nPlease upgrade to Node 16.10.x or higher!\n`
-			)
-		);
-
-		process.exit(1);
-	}
 
 	let data;
 	let git_init;