diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d2de8341..337dcef1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
   ],
   "author": "Jean Pierre Quéau",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "engines" : { 
+    "node" : ">=16.0.0" 
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/capacitor-community/sqlite.git"