diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2c41fa7360af8..668f4e4c6a966a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@
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   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8.0.0"
+    "node": ">=8.0.0",
+    "yarn": "^1.4.0"
   },
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/*"
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-codemod/package.json b/packages/material-ui-codemod/package.json
index ab42de6e76eb53..b91573f14d274a 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-codemod/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-codemod/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.0.0"
+    "node": ">=6.0.0",
+    "yarn": "^1.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json b/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json
index 147af531c463c7..3739820508cdc9 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-docs/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.0.0"
+    "node": ">=6.0.0",
+    "yarn": "^1.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json b/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json
index 75c701b710da00..0964695009414c 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-icons/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.0.0"
+    "node": ">=6.0.0",
+    "yarn": "^1.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json b/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json
index f845f07b6e0212..bea1c990dfe218 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui-lab/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.0.0"
+    "node": ">=6.0.0",
+    "yarn": "^1.4.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/material-ui/package.json b/packages/material-ui/package.json
index 023ac03a0c496f..b79e9721c553eb 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/material-ui/package.json
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6.0.0"
+    "node": ">=6.0.0",
+    "yarn": "^1.4.0"
   }
 }