diff --git a/.changeset/purple-windows-wink.md b/.changeset/purple-windows-wink.md
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+---
+'create-svelte': patch
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+Specify minimum node version number
diff --git a/packages/create-svelte/template/.npmrc b/packages/create-svelte/template/.npmrc
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+engine-strict=true