diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..469d080845
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 330ad72bac..8a33d02d24 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,5 +82,8 @@
     "typedoc": "^0.11.1",
     "typescript": "2.9.2",
     "webpack": "^3.10.0"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8"
   }
 }