diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index e81f2b971..111834ed4 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Ontime consists of 3 distinct parts
 The steps below will assume you have locally installed the necessary dependencies.
 Other dependencies will be installed as part of the setup
 
-- __node__ (>=18)
+- __node__ (~18.18.2)
 - __pnpm__ (>=8)
 - __docker__ (only necessary to run and build docker images)
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb738ea5c..6e821f15c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   },
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">18.18.2",
+    "node": "~18.18.2",
     "pnpm": ">=8"
   },
   "type": "module",