diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4f2e297d710..097357b8211 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@
         "ts-toolbelt": "9.6.0",
         "typescript": "4.4.4"
       },
+      "engines": {
+        "npm": ">=7"
+      },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "^17.0.0",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0d06f1d81c..dba789b1ea6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
   ],
   "author": "GitHub, Inc.",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "engines": {
+    "npm": ">=7"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@primer/behaviors": "1.0.3",
     "@primer/octicons-react": "16.1.1",