diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index e05622f6c39b2..0abcba09da5d3 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ legacy-peer-deps=true # TODO: remove this line in v4.0
 strict-ssl=false # Fix problem when downloading cypress binary
 ca = ''
 unsafe-perm=true
-engine-strict=false
+engine-strict=true
 audit=false