diff --git a/packages/expo-cli/package.json b/packages/expo-cli/package.json
index 4069e661aa..cb4ce8bc3a 100644
--- a/packages/expo-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/expo-cli/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/expo/expo-cli/tree/main/packages/expo-cli#readme",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=12"
+    "node": ">=12 <=16"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.9.0",