diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5ea35781..630b3599 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -39,3 +39,13 @@ Please do not include the output of `scripts/build` in your commits, we
 only do this when we release. (Also, you probably don't need to build
 anyway unless you are fixing something around our global build.)
 
+## Miscellaneous
+
+if you faced the below issue, make sure you use node version < 18
+```node:internal/crypto/hash:71
+  this[kHandle] = new _Hash(algorithm, xofLen);
+                  ^
+
+Error: error:0308010C:digital envelope routines::unsupported
+    at new Hash (node:internal/crypto/hash:71:19)
+    at Object.createHash (node:crypto:133:10)```
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37006576..4d6cba86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@
     "dialog"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8"
+    "node": ">=8 <18"
   }
-}
+}
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