diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f3650c072..49259b628 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "": {
       "name": "insomnia",
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@jest/globals": "^28.1.0",
@@ -37,6 +36,10 @@
         "ts-jest": "^28.0.1",
         "type-fest": "^2.12.0",
         "typescript": "^4.5.5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.17 <17",
+        "npm": ">=8.15.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index deaabb49e..5ed6b3a49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/kong/insomnia/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/kong/insomnia#readme",
+  "engines":{
+    "node": ">=16.17 <17",
+    "npm": ">=8.15.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "lerna run build --parallel",
     "lint": "lerna run lint --stream --no-bail",
     "lint:markdown": "markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\" \"#**/node_modules\"",
     "lint:fix": "lerna run lint:fix --stream --no-bail",
-    "bootstrap": "npm install && lerna bootstrap && lerna run --stream bootstrap",
+    "bootstrap": " npx -y check-engine && npm install && lerna bootstrap && lerna run --stream bootstrap",
     "version": "lerna version",
     "clean": "lerna run clean --parallel --stream && lerna clean --yes && rimraf node_modules **/*.tsbuildinfo",
     "test": "lerna run --stream --parallel test",
@@ -28,7 +32,6 @@
     "app-build": "npm run build --prefix packages/insomnia",
     "app-package": "npm run build --prefix packages/insomnia && npm run package --prefix packages/insomnia",
     "app-bump-version": "npm run bump-version --prefix packages/insomnia",
-    "preinstall": "node ./scripts/check-version.js",
     "test:smoke:dev": "npm run test:dev --prefix packages/insomnia-smoke-test -- --project=Smoke",
     "test:smoke:build": "npm run test:build --prefix packages/insomnia-smoke-test -- --project=Smoke",
     "test:smoke:package": "npm run test:package --prefix packages/insomnia-smoke-test -- --project=Smoke",
diff --git a/scripts/check-version.js b/scripts/check-version.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 735fd4d5f..000000000
--- a/scripts/check-version.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// TODO(TSCONVERSION) convert to TypeScript?
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const GREEN_FG = '\x1b[32m';
-const RED_FG = '\x1b[31m';
-const YELLOW_FG = '\x1b[33m';
-const UNDERSCORE = '\x1b[4m';
-const BRIGHT = '\x1b[1m';
-const RESET = '\x1b[0m';
-
-const foundNodeVersion = process.versions.node;
-const expectedNodeVersion = fs
-  .readFileSync('.nvmrc')
-  .toString()
-  .trim();
-
-if (foundNodeVersion !== expectedNodeVersion) {
-  console.log(`${BRIGHT}${RED_FG}Incorrect node version installed ...${RESET}\n`);
-  console.log(`Current node version -> ${RED_FG}${foundNodeVersion}${RESET}`);
-  console.log(`Expected node version -> ${GREEN_FG}${expectedNodeVersion}${RESET}`);
-  console.log();
-  console.log(
-    `One solution to manage multiple versions of node is nvm, visit ${UNDERSCORE}https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm${RESET}`,
-  );
-  console.log();
-  console.log(
-    `${BRIGHT}${YELLOW_FG}Remember to 'npm run clean && npm run bootstrap' after installing the expected version.${RESET}`,
-  );
-  console.log();
-  process.exit(1);
-}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..944db6e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+with import <nixpkgs> {};
+
+mkShell {
+    nativeBuildInputs = [
+        nodejs-16_x
+        electron_22
+    ];
+
+    ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH = "${electron_22}/bin/";
+}