diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b009dfb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lts/*
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 703c30c7..9085da66 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "stylelint-scss": "^2.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.9.1"
+    "node": ">=8"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "community",