diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 922e9eaf..ef7c08ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
   "author": "Juan Cruz Viotti <juan@balena.io>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10.20.0 <13.0.0"
+    "node": ">=10.20.0 <13.0.0",
+    "npm": "<7.0.0"
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {