diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c637b39..77e6745f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ the context your work produces outlives any single tool, including Frame.
 ## Installation
 
 ### Prerequisites
-- Node.js 16+
+- Node.js 22.12+
 - npm
 - At least one AI CLI tool: [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/claude-code), [Codex CLI](https://github.com/openai/codex), or [Gemini CLI](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli)
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 87cc637d..e3ddb86a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
         "electron": "^28.0.0",
         "electron-builder": "^26.7.0",
         "esbuild": "^0.27.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22.12.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@aptabase/electron": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64987acd..41a08b6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
   ],
   "author": "",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.12.0"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@electron/rebuild": "^3.6.0",
     "electron": "^28.0.0",