diff --git a/javascript/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/javascript/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index b3c573cb7..75c8e38cb 100644
--- a/javascript/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/javascript/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { convert } from "./actions/convert";
 import { setup } from "./actions/setup";
 import { spawn } from "./actions/spawn";
 import { test } from "./actions/test";
+import { checkNodeVersion } from "./versionCheck";
 
 const debug = require("debug")("zombie-cli");
 
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ const setGlobalNetwork = (globalNetwork: Network) => {
   network = globalNetwork;
 };
 
+checkNodeVersion();
+
 async function handleTermination(userInterrupted = false) {
   process.env.terminating = "1";
   if (network && !alreadyTryToStop) {
diff --git a/javascript/packages/cli/src/versionCheck.ts b/javascript/packages/cli/src/versionCheck.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..966d629fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascript/packages/cli/src/versionCheck.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { decorators } from "@zombienet/utils";
+
+export const checkNodeVersion = () => {
+  const nodeVersion = process.versions.node;
+  const requiredNodeVersion = getPackageNodeVersion();
+  if (
+    parseInt(nodeVersion.split(".")[0]) <
+    parseInt(requiredNodeVersion.split(".")[0])
+  ) {
+    console.error(
+      `\n${decorators.red("Error: ")} \t ${decorators.bright(
+        `Node version ${nodeVersion} is not supported. Please update to Node ${requiredNodeVersion} or above.`,
+      )}\n`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
+
+const getPackageNodeVersion = () => {
+  const {
+    engines: { node },
+  } = require("../package.json");
+  return node.replace(/>=\s*/, "");
+};