diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6f27f1359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
diff --git a/v3/package.json b/v3/package.json
index b692949b3a..fc134f7b3e 100644
--- a/v3/package.json
+++ b/v3/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "node": ">= 18",
     "npm": ">= 9"
   },
-  "engineStrict": true,
   "jest": {
     "preset": "ts-jest/presets/js-with-ts",
     "resolver": "<rootDir>/src/test/jest-resolver.js",