diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/check-requirements.js b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/check-requirements.js
index abf3a0fdf0..8a6caa2373 100644
--- a/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/check-requirements.js
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/utils/check-requirements.js
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { red, green, bold } = require('chalk');
+const { red, green, bold, yellow } = require('chalk');
 const semver = require('semver');
+const packageJSON = require('../resources/json/common/package.json');
 
 module.exports = function checkBeforeInstall() {
   const currentNodeVersion = process.versions.node;
-  const minNodeVersion = '14.19.1'; // greater than or equal to this
-  const maxNodeVersion = '17.0.0'; // less than this
+  const { engines } = packageJSON({ strapiDependencies: [] });
 
-  if (
-    !semver.gte(currentNodeVersion, minNodeVersion) ||
-    !semver.lt(currentNodeVersion, maxNodeVersion)
-  ) {
-    console.error(red(`You are running ${bold(`node ${currentNodeVersion}`)}`));
-    console.error(
-      `Strapi requires ${bold(green(`node >=${minNodeVersion} and <${maxNodeVersion}`))}`
-    );
+  // error if the node version isn't supported
+  if (!semver.satisfies(currentNodeVersion, engines.node)) {
+    console.error(red(`You are running ${bold(`Node.js ${currentNodeVersion}`)}`));
+    console.error(`Strapi requires ${bold(green(`Node.js ${engines.node}`))}`);
     console.error('Please make sure to use the right version of Node.');
-  }
-
-  // only exit on lower version; higher version is allowed to proceed with only the warning
-  if (!semver.gte(currentNodeVersion, minNodeVersion)) {
     process.exit(1);
   }
+
+  // warn if not using a LTS version
+  else if (!semver.satisfies(currentNodeVersion, '14.x.x || 16.x.x || 18.x.x || 20.x.x')) {
+    console.warn(yellow(`You are running ${bold(`Node.js ${currentNodeVersion}`)}`));
+    console.warn(
+      `Strapi only supports ${bold(
+        green('LTS versions of Node.js')
+      )}, other versions may not be compatible.`
+    );
+  }
 };