diff --git a/awx/ui_next/.npmrc b/awx/ui_next/.npmrc
index e69de29bb2..c42da845b4 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/.npmrc
+++ b/awx/ui_next/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict = true
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/package.json b/awx/ui_next/package.json
index b7e7cc6b69..47c0f67a9d 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/package.json
+++ b/awx/ui_next/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "name": "ui_next",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "10.x"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@lingui/react": "^2.9.1",
     "@patternfly/patternfly": "^4.10.31",