diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1cdf2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7878b902..e1da546a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/hydralauncher/hydra.git"
   },
   "type": "module",
+  "engines": {
+    "npm": "please-use-yarn",
+    "yarn": ">= 1.19.1"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "format-check": "prettier --check .",