diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6f27f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 74fa21f..ff993cc 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const compareVersions = require('compare-versions');
 const path = require('path');
 const process = require('process');
 
@@ -9,13 +8,6 @@ const parser = require('./src/parser');
 const writer = require('./src/writer');
 
 (async () => {
-	// Node version check
-	const requiredVersion = '12.14.0';
-	const currentVersion = process.versions.node;
-	if (compareVersions(currentVersion, requiredVersion) === -1) {
-		throw `This script requires Node v${requiredVersion} or higher, but you are using v${currentVersion}.`;
-	}
-
 	// parse any command line arguments and run wizard
 	const config = await wizard.getConfig(process.argv);
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 51c244c..7408fbb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 				"camelcase": "^6.0.0",
 				"chalk": "^4.0.0",
 				"commander": "^5.0.0",
-				"compare-versions": "^3.6.0",
 				"inquirer": "^7.1.0",
 				"luxon": "^3.4.4",
 				"request": "^2.88.2",
@@ -451,11 +450,6 @@
 				"node": ">= 6"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/compare-versions": {
-			"version": "3.6.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-versions/-/compare-versions-3.6.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-W6Af2Iw1z4CB7q4uU4hv646dW9GQuBM+YpC0UvUCWSD8w90SJjp+ujJuXaEMtAXBtSqGfMPuFOVn4/+FlaqfBA=="
-		},
 		"node_modules/concat-map": {
 			"version": "0.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8db8874..9325ddb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 		"camelcase": "^6.0.0",
 		"chalk": "^4.0.0",
 		"commander": "^5.0.0",
-		"compare-versions": "^3.6.0",
 		"inquirer": "^7.1.0",
 		"luxon": "^3.4.4",
 		"request": "^2.88.2",