diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 9e0a189..30769f7 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ if [ "$SKIP_PATH_CHECKS" -eq 0 ]; then
 	fi
 
 	if [ $need_pnpm -eq 1 ]; then
+		echo "==> Checking for node"
+		command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "node not installed"
+		node --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "node not working"
+
 		echo "==> Checking for pnpm"
 		command -v pnpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "pnpm not installed"
 		pnpm --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "pnpm not working"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b8bab2..9b2de49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	},
 	"packageManager": "pnpm@10.4.0",
 	"engines": {
-		"node": ">=22.16",
+		"node": ">=22.16 <23",
 		"pnpm": ">=10.4 <11"
 	},
 	"pnpm": {