diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd2cb1c2e..8ab1cee41 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
     "tar-stream": "^1.5.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=4.0.0"
+    "node": ">=4.0.0",
+    "npm": ">=3.0.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",