diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53870c1da..ce059757a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ preview.addListener('rotate', (data) => {
 
 Development Setup
 -----------------
-1. Install Node v8.9.4 or higher.
+1. Install latest LTS version of Node v8.9.4 or higher.
 2. Install yarn package manager `https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install`. Alternatively, you can replace any `yarn` command with `npm`.
 3. Fork the upstream repo `https://github.com/box/box-content-preview`.
 4. Clone your fork locally `git clone git@github.com:[YOUR GITHUB USERNAME]/box-content-preview.git`.
diff --git a/build/release.sh b/build/release.sh
index d2543e25e..6d2cb9209 100755
--- a/build/release.sh
+++ b/build/release.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ major_release=false
 minor_release=false
 patch_release=false
 
+# LTS compatibility
+node_validation_script_path="./build/validateNodeVersion.js"
+
 reset_tags() {
     # Wipe tags
     echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -178,9 +181,27 @@ push_to_github() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Validates whether or not the supported version of NodeJS is being used
+validate_node_version() {
+    $(node $node_validation_script_path)
+
+    if [ "$?" -eq "1" ] ; then
+        echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "Invalid version of Node. Must be LTS version >= v8.9.4"
+        echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+        exit 1
+    else
+        echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "Valid version of Node"
+        echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+    fi
+}
 
 # Check out latest code from git, build assets, increment version, and push tags
 push_new_release() {
+    # Before running release, make sure using correct version of NodeJS
+    validate_node_version;
+
     # Get latest commited code and tags
     if $patch_release; then
         echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -236,7 +257,6 @@ while getopts "mnp" opt; do
     esac
 done
 
-
 # Execute this entire script
 if ! push_new_release; then
     echo "----------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/build/validateNodeVersion.js b/build/validateNodeVersion.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8b406de4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/validateNodeVersion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+const axios = require('axios');
+
+const SUPPORTED_LTS = "Carbon";
+const VERSION = process.versions.node;
+const NODE_JS_VERSION_LIST_URL="https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json"
+const MIN_MAJOR_SUPPORT = 8;
+const MIN_MINOR_SUPPORT = 9;
+const MIN_PATCH_SUPPORT = 4;
+
+
+/**
+ * Exit with code 1 so that calling script can see that current node version was NOT valid.
+ *
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function fail() {
+    process.exit(1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Exit with code 0 so that calling script can see that current node version was valid.
+ *
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function pass() {
+    process.exit(0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if greater or same version as minimum supported version
+ *
+ * @param {Number} major - Major version number
+ * @param {Number} minor - Minor version number
+ * @param {Number} patch - Patch version number
+ * @returns {boolean} True if a supported LTS version of NodeJS
+ */
+function compareVersion(major, minor, patch) {
+    // If major version is greater, it's valid
+    if (major > MIN_MAJOR_SUPPORT) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // If same major supported version, and minor version is greater, it's valid
+    if (major == MIN_MAJOR_SUPPORT && minor > MIN_MINOR_SUPPORT) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // If major and minor are supprted, and patch is greater or same, it's valid
+    if (major == MIN_MAJOR_SUPPORT && minor == MIN_MINOR_SUPPORT && patch >= MIN_PATCH_SUPPORT) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns an object containing major, minor, and patch numbers from a version string
+ * 
+ * @param {string} versionString - Version in format 'MAJ.MIN.PATCH'
+ * @return {Object} with major, minor, and patch numbers
+ */
+function getVersionFromString(versionString) {
+    const splitVersion = versionString.split('.');
+
+    const major = parseInt(splitVersion[0]);
+    const minor = parseInt(splitVersion[1]);
+    const patch = parseInt(splitVersion[2]);
+
+    return {
+        major,
+        minor,
+        patch
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validates that the current version of node is valid for use.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} response - Axios response object
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function validateNodeVersion(response) {
+    // Version list comes back as an array
+    const versionList = response.data;
+
+    // Versions from NodeJS listing come in format 'vXX.XX.XX'
+    const formattedVersion = `v${VERSION}`;
+    
+    // Make sure LTS supported version
+    const isValidVersion = versionList.some((nodeRelease) => {
+        const {
+            version : releaseVer,
+            lts
+        } = nodeRelease;
+
+        return releaseVer === formattedVersion && lts;
+    });
+
+    if (isValidVersion) {
+        pass();
+    } else {
+        fail();
+    }
+}
+
+
+// Split into major/minor/patch and check that it passes before
+// requesting the release list from NodeJS
+const { major, minor, patch } = getVersionFromString(VERSION);
+if (!compareVersion(major, minor, patch)) {
+    return fail();
+}
+
+axios.get(NODE_JS_VERSION_LIST_URL)
+    .then(validateNodeVersion)
+    .catch(fail);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c3970a43..7ab283643 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^5.2.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^7.2.1",
+    "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^8.0.3",
     "babel-loader": "^7.1.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9fb6e95e2..15c1fbd4f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -588,6 +588,13 @@ aws4@^1.2.1, aws4@^1.6.0:
   version "1.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.6.0.tgz#83ef5ca860b2b32e4a0deedee8c771b9db57471e"
 
+axios@^0.18.0:
+  version "0.18.0"
+  resolved "http://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.18.0.tgz#32d53e4851efdc0a11993b6cd000789d70c05102"
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.3.0"
+    is-buffer "^1.1.5"
+
 axobject-query@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axobject-query/-/axobject-query-0.1.0.tgz#62f59dbc59c9f9242759ca349960e7a2fe3c36c0"
@@ -3542,6 +3549,12 @@ fn-args@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fn-args/-/fn-args-3.0.0.tgz#df5c3805ed41ec3b38a72aabe390cf9493ec084c"
 
+follow-redirects@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.5.7"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.5.7.tgz#a39e4804dacb90202bca76a9e2ac10433ca6a69a"
+  dependencies:
+    debug "^3.1.0"
+
 for-in@^0.1.3:
   version "0.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/for-in/-/for-in-0.1.8.tgz#d8773908e31256109952b1fdb9b3fa867d2775e1"