diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 9d8ffbc0dd..aaf93349a8 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "bin": {
     "cypress": "bin/cypress"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=4.0.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run test-unit",
     "test-unit": "$(bin-up mocha) --reporter mocha-multi-reporters --reporter-options configFile=../mocha-reporter-config.json",
diff --git a/cli/scripts/build.js b/cli/scripts/build.js
index 068d00a57f..f97837ce84 100644
--- a/cli/scripts/build.js
+++ b/cli/scripts/build.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const {
   license,
   bugs,
   repository,
+  engines,
 } = require('@packages/root')
 
 const packageJsonSrc = path.join('package.json')
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function preparePackageForNpmRelease (json) {
     license,
     bugs,
     repository,
+    engines,
     scripts: {
       postinstall: 'node index.js --exec install',
       size: 't=\"$(npm pack .)\"; wc -c \"${t}\"; tar tvf \"${t}\"; rm \"${t}\";',