diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 34916224..5cdba3a4 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "dependencyDashboard": true,
-  "labels": ["Dependencies"]
+  "labels": ["Dependencies"],
+  "force": {
+    "constraints": {
+      "node": "> 16.0.0",
+      "npm": "> 7.0.0"
+    }
+  }
 }