diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7f377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v16
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9ba4d5..81084ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,8 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-query/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-query#readme"
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/MetaMask/eth-query#readme",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16.0.0"
+  }
 }