diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5beb9431a..43480ffcf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ cd mylib
 yarn start
 ```
 
+_Requires Node `>= 10`._
+
+
 That's it. You don't need to worry about setting up Typescript or Rollup or Jest or other plumbing. Just start editing `src/index.ts` and go!
 
 Below is a list of commands you will probably find useful:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b85a3e8c2..a8526142c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -116,11 +116,13 @@
     "@types/react": "^16.9.11",
     "@types/rollup-plugin-json": "^3.0.2",
     "@types/rollup-plugin-sourcemaps": "^0.4.2",
+    "@types/semver": "^6.2.0",
     "doctoc": "^1.4.0",
     "husky": "^3.0.9",
     "pretty-quick": "^2.0.0",
     "ps-tree": "^1.2.0",
-    "react": "^16.8.6"
+    "react": "^16.8.6",
+    "semver": "^7.1.1"
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e059c8358..0c2532044 100755
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ import rimraf from 'rimraf';
 import execa from 'execa';
 import shell from 'shelljs';
 import ora from 'ora';
+import semver from 'semver';
 import { paths } from './constants';
 import * as Messages from './messages';
 import { createBuildConfigs } from './createBuildConfigs';
 import { createJestConfig } from './createJestConfig';
 import { createEslintConfig } from './createEslintConfig';
-import { resolveApp, safePackageName, clearConsole } from './utils';
+import {
+  resolveApp,
+  safePackageName,
+  clearConsole,
+  getNodeEngineRequirement,
+} from './utils';
 import { concatAllArray } from 'jpjs';
 import getInstallCmd from './getInstallCmd';
 import getInstallArgs from './getInstallArgs';
@@ -226,6 +232,16 @@ prog
       process.chdir(projectPath);
       const safeName = safePackageName(pkg);
       const pkgJson = generatePackageJson({ name: safeName, author });
+
+      const nodeVersionReq = getNodeEngineRequirement(pkgJson);
+      if (
+        nodeVersionReq &&
+        !semver.satisfies(process.version, nodeVersionReq)
+      ) {
+        bootSpinner.fail(Messages.incorrectNodeVersion(nodeVersionReq));
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+
       await fs.outputJSON(path.resolve(projectPath, 'package.json'), pkgJson);
       bootSpinner.succeed(`Created ${chalk.bold.green(pkg)}`);
       await Messages.start(pkg);
diff --git a/src/messages.ts b/src/messages.ts
index 2f82cefe9..e40287959 100644
--- a/src/messages.ts
+++ b/src/messages.ts
@@ -89,3 +89,9 @@ export const start = async function(projectName: string) {
   ${chalk.green('https://github.com/jaredpalmer/tsdx/issues')}
 `;
 };
+
+export const incorrectNodeVersion = function(requiredVersion: string) {
+  return `Unsupported Node version! Your current Node version (${chalk.red(
+    process.version
+  )}) does not satisfy the requirement of Node ${chalk.cyan(requiredVersion)}.`;
+};
diff --git a/src/templates/basic.ts b/src/templates/basic.ts
index a53e4665e..c5599a9dc 100644
--- a/src/templates/basic.ts
+++ b/src/templates/basic.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ const basicTemplate: Template = {
     // module: `dist/${safeName}.esm.js`,
     typings: `dist/index.d.ts`,
     files: ['dist'],
+    engines: {
+      node: '>=10',
+    },
     scripts: {
       start: 'tsdx watch',
       build: 'tsdx build',
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index e5e92cc5f..e6878897e 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -56,4 +56,7 @@ export interface PackageJson {
   eslint?: any;
   dependencies?: { [packageName: string]: string };
   devDependencies?: { [packageName: string]: string };
+  engines?: {
+    node?: string;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index a7948ed23..dcedff21f 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -46,3 +46,7 @@ export function getReactVersion({
     (devDependencies && devDependencies.react)
   );
 }
+
+export function getNodeEngineRequirement({ engines }: PackageJson) {
+  return engines && engines.node;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 63f660895..a3109e5d1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1179,6 +1179,11 @@
     "@types/node" "*"
     rollup "^0.63.4"
 
+"@types/semver@^6.2.0":
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/semver/-/semver-6.2.0.tgz#d688d574400d96c5b0114968705366f431831e1a"
+  integrity sha512-1OzrNb4RuAzIT7wHSsgZRlMBlNsJl+do6UblR7JMW4oB7bbR+uBEYtUh7gEc/jM84GGilh68lSOokyM/zNUlBA==
+
 "@types/shelljs@^0.8.5":
   version "0.8.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.6.tgz#45193a51df99e0f00513c39a2152832399783221"
@@ -5802,6 +5807,11 @@ semver@^6.0.0, semver@^6.1.2, semver@^6.2.0, semver@^6.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz#ee0a64c8af5e8ceea67687b133761e1becbd1d3d"
   integrity sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==
 
+semver@^7.1.1:
+  version "7.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.1.1.tgz#29104598a197d6cbe4733eeecbe968f7b43a9667"
+  integrity sha512-WfuG+fl6eh3eZ2qAf6goB7nhiCd7NPXhmyFxigB/TOkQyeLP8w8GsVehvtGNtnNmyboz4TgeK40B1Kbql/8c5A==
+
 serialize-javascript@^1.7.0:
   version "1.9.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/serialize-javascript/-/serialize-javascript-1.9.1.tgz#cfc200aef77b600c47da9bb8149c943e798c2fdb"