diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aeaf327274..702bc812f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 6.9.0 <= 11.0.0-0",
-    "npm": ">= 2.x <= 5.x",
+    "npm": ">= 3.x <= 6.x",
     "yarn": ">=0.27.5 || >=1.0.0-20170811"
   },
   "lint-staged": {