diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
index 7cb9d326d303aaf939dc0c444a87dfd9bc8c07c6..b1682e82c21517cc8d7725d3038cdf527cd47714 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   },
   "author": "{{cookiecutter.full_name}}",
   "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+  "engines": { "node" : ">=4" },
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/{{cookiecutter.github_username}}/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/issues"
   },