diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b4418c821..bb50cef2d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "type": "module",
   "license": "MIT",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.2.0",
+  "engines": {
+    "pnpm": "^9.0.0"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte.git"