diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f0ba11c89..c5a73d1395 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ecosystem has been introduced. **Both versions are available, we still recommend
 
 #### Alpha
 
-The alpha has support for the latest version of Node.js (v8) and npm (v5).
+The alpha has support for the latest version of Node.js (v9) and npm (v5).
 ```bash
 npm install strapi@alpha -g
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e162723e83..dc0f67d27d 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/strapi/strapi/issues"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 7.0.0",
-    "npm": ">= 3.0.0"
+    "node": ">= 9.0.0",
+    "npm": ">= 5.0.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }