diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6f27f1359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
diff --git a/v3/package.json b/v3/package.json
index 21cab78d5f..fc134f7b3e 100644
--- a/v3/package.json
+++ b/v3/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
   "description": "Common Online Data Analysis Platform v3",
   "main": "index.js",
   "browserslist": "> 0.2%, last 5 versions, Firefox ESR, not dead, not ie > 0",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">= 18",
+    "npm": ">= 9"
+  },
   "jest": {
     "preset": "ts-jest/presets/js-with-ts",
     "resolver": "<rootDir>/src/test/jest-resolver.js",