diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c42da845b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict = true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d50abed6..bdec7868f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">14.16.0 <17.0.0",
+    "npm": "please-use-yarn",
     "yarn": "^1.22.10"
   },
   "author": "Redash Contributors",