diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index 13d2700535..b82fb5856b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -146,4 +146,14 @@ module.exports = {
     'import/no-named-default': 0,
     'import/extensions': 0,
   },
+
+  // Add any other files or directories you want to ignore
+  ignores: [
+    'build/',
+    'coverage/',
+    'packages/plexus/src/LayoutManager/layout.worker*js*',
+    'packages/jaeger-ui/index.d.ts',
+    'packages/plexus/dist/',
+    'packages/plexus/lib/'
+  ],
 };
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fd021952d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 3c032078a4..209e3ef4b6 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18
+20
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 620869652e..bdaa3ad728 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-ui.git"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.24.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "7.4.0",