diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 717da33b..4ecb63be 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4789b8b..f33a7f23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "@sasjs/cli",
   "description": "Command line interface for SASjs",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14"
+    "node": "^14.18.0 || >=16.10.0"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "files": [
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "nodeVersionMessage": "echo \u001b[33m make sure you are running node lts version \u001b[0m",
-    "checkNodeVersion": "node -e \"console.log('\u001b[36m', 'Checking your Node.js version...'); if (!process.versions || !process.versions.node) { console.log('\u001b[31m', 'Error determining Node.js version. Exiting...') } if (parseInt(process.versions.node) < 14) { console.log('\u001b[31m', '❌ You must be running at least Node.js 14 to install SASjs CLI.\\nYour current version is ' + process.versions.node + '.\\nPlease install a more recent version and try again.'); process.exit(1); } else { console.log('\u001b[32m', '✅ Node.js version check passed. Continuing...'); } console.log('\u001b[0m', '');\"",
+    "checkNodeVersion": "node -e \"console.log('\\u001b[36m', 'Checking your Node.js version...'); const v = process.versions && process.versions.node; const ok = v && (() => { const [m, n] = v.split('.').map(Number); if (m === 14) return n >= 18; if (m === 15) return false; if (m === 16) return n >= 10; return m > 16 })(); if (!ok) { console.log('\\u001b[31m', '\\u274c You must be running Node.js ^14.18.0 || >=16.10.0 to install SASjs CLI.\\nYour current version is ' + v + '.\\nPlease install a more recent version and try again.'); process.exit(1) } else { console.log('\\u001b[32m', '\\u2705 Node.js version check passed. Continuing...') } console.log('\\u001b[0m', '');\"",
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     "lint:fix": "npx prettier --write \"{src,test}/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,html,css,sass,less,yml,md,graphql}\"",
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-    "prepare": "git rev-parse --git-dir && git config core.hooksPath ./.git-hooks || true",
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   "testServerTypes": "sasjs",
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