diff --git a/app/manifest.json b/app/manifest.json
index 8639577bb951..a89962d5afe0 100644
--- a/app/manifest.json
+++ b/app/manifest.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
   },
   "applications": {
     "gecko": {
-      "id": "webextension@metamask.io"
+      "id": "webextension@metamask.io",
+      "strict_min_version": "53.0"
     }
   },
   "default_locale": "en",
@@ -85,4 +86,4 @@
       "*"
     ]
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 3a694ee3d85c..746860b255c9 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ gulp.task('manifest:chrome', function () {
   return gulp.src('./dist/chrome/manifest.json')
   .pipe(jsoneditor(function (json) {
     delete json.applications
+    json.minimum_chrome_version = '58'
     return json
   }))
   .pipe(gulp.dest('./dist/chrome', { overwrite: true }))