diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1cdf2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83026ec..679b4c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
   ],
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.17.0",
-    "yarn": ">=3.6.1"
+    "yarn": ">=3.6.1",
+    "npm": "please use yarn instead of npm"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.6.3",
   "dependencies": {