diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93501ddc8e..d29afa8b56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ version on the command line with this:
 ## Installation from source
 
 You'll need:
-* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/), 10.0.0 or higher
-* [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/), 5.6.0 or higher is recommended
+* [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/), 12.0.0 or higher
+* [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/), 6.9.0 or higher is recommended
 
 Optionally, you may like:
 * [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm), which helps manage node versions
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 065ca8ff77..896f9ac096 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=12.0.0",
-    "npm": ">=5.6.0 <7.0.0"
+    "npm": ">=6.9.0 <7.0.0"
   },
   "engine-strict": true,
   "bin": {