diff --git a/.changeset/gold-trains-dream.md b/.changeset/gold-trains-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..496685c19149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/gold-trains-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@sveltejs/kit": patch
+---
+
+chore(kit): correct `engines` constraint
diff --git a/packages/kit/package.json b/packages/kit/package.json
index 9832eba85b3a..a617b8e626cd 100644
--- a/packages/kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/kit/package.json
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@
 	},
 	"types": "types/index.d.ts",
 	"engines": {
-		"node": "^12.20 || ^14.13.1 || >= 16"
+		"node": "^12.20 || >=14.13"
 	}
 }