diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml
index 893dfa9b..c06ad2e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "Publish to NPM"
+name: "Publish to npm 🚀"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -8,9 +8,24 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - run: npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-      - run: npm install
-      - run: npm run build
-      - run: npm publish --access public
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: "20"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Set npm Config
+        run: npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish --access public
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b206a6b6..d107d0d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@neynar/nodejs-sdk",
-  "version": "1.21.1",
+  "version": "1.21.2",
   "description": "SDK to interact with Neynar APIs (https://docs.neynar.com/)",
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "types": "./build/index.d.ts",
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@openapitools/openapi-generator-cli": "^2.7.0",
     "axios": "^1.6.2",
+    "semver": "^7.6.0",
     "viem": "^1.19.9"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=19.9.0"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "ethereum",
     "optimism",
@@ -34,4 +38,4 @@
     "neynar",
     "nodejs"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 475ea712..13fdd6c1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
-export * from './neynar-api'
\ No newline at end of file
+const semver = require("semver");
+const requiredVersion = require("../package.json").engines.node;
+
+// Check Node.js version before requiring/doing anything else
+if (!semver.satisfies(process.version, requiredVersion)) {
+  console.error(
+    `Unsupported Node.js version! Your version: ${process.version}. Required version: ${requiredVersion}.`
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+export * from "./neynar-api";
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9b7cc355..ed552abb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1271,6 +1271,13 @@ semver@^7.3.4:
   dependencies:
     lru-cache "^6.0.0"
 
+semver@^7.6.0:
+  version "7.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.6.0.tgz#1a46a4db4bffcccd97b743b5005c8325f23d4e2d"
+  integrity sha512-EnwXhrlwXMk9gKu5/flx5sv/an57AkRplG3hTK68W7FRDN+k+OWBj65M7719OkA82XLBxrcX0KSHj+X5COhOVg==
+  dependencies:
+    lru-cache "^6.0.0"
+
 signal-exit@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.7.tgz#a9a1767f8af84155114eaabd73f99273c8f59ad9"