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.json b/package.json
index fd96cdb..5f1f9e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 		"@types/prompts": "2.0.14",
 		"prettier": "2.7.1"
 	},
-	"peerDependencies": {
-		"node" : ">= 16.10.x"
+	"engines": {
+		"node": ">= 16.10.x"
 	},
 	"publishConfig": {
 		"registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",