diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c5be5fd..97c9a153 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/amark/gun#readme",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=0.6.6"
+    "node": ">=8.6.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@std/esm": "^0.8.3",