diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b173cfddf..76ea11d74 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
         "yargs-parser": "^20.2.9"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^16.16.0",
-        "npm": "^8.15.1",
+        "node": ">=16.16.0",
+        "npm": ">=8.19.4",
         "vscode": "^1.79.1"
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0bebf492..e739dcd4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.79.1",
-    "node": "^16.16.0",
-    "npm": "^8.15.1"
+    "node": ">=16.16.0",
+    "npm": ">=8.19.4"
   },
   "activationEvents": [
     "onView:mongoDB",