diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index cc472537..eb7a40d8 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "presets": [
     ["env", {
       "targets": {
-        "node": 7,
+        "node": 8,
         "browsers": "electron 1.7"
       },
       "useBuiltIns": true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18b9c39a..a645dc1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Join us on [slack](https://join.slack.com/t/zaphq/shared_invite/enQtMjkyNTAxNDA3
 
 ## Requirements
 
-* **Node.js version >= 7, npm version >= 4 and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/)**
+* **Node.js version >= 8, npm version >= 5 and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/)**
 
 ## Install
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e00d0be7..a263e257 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
     "install-grpc": "cd app && npm run install-grpc"
   },
   "browserslist": "electron 1.7",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8.0.0",
+    "npm": ">=5.0.0"
+  },
   "build": {
     "productName": "ZapDesktop",
     "appId": "org.develar.ZapDesktop",