diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce6069a..eb1da6e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .DS_Store
-.npmrc
 node_modules
 yarn-error.log
 dist
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99a2652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Will prevent NPM from installing this package if the 
+# minimum engine versions are not met
+engine-strict=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c49069d..7b6568d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@knocklabs/node",
-  "version": "0.6.5",
+  "version": "0.6.6",
   "description": "Library for interacting with the Knock API",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/knocklabs/knock-node",
   "author": "@knocklabs",
@@ -41,5 +41,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "jose": "^5.2.0"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=17.5.0"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file