diff --git a/.changeset/twenty-dots-change.md b/.changeset/twenty-dots-change.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa42769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/twenty-dots-change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'aint': patch
+---
+
+remove strict node version check - accept any version above v14
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 502ff47..cfb6cb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^20.13.0",
-    "npm": "^10.5.2"
+    "node": ">=14.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",