diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
index e5a6fd35..b9fb073f 100644
--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import js from '@eslint/js';
 import nodePlugin from 'eslint-plugin-n';
 
 export default [
-    js.configs.recommended,
     nodePlugin.configs['flat/recommended-module'],
     {
         'rules': {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 49309b57..fb0b2920 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
             "devDependencies": {
                 "eslint": "^9.0.0",
                 "eslint-plugin-n": "^17.10.2"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=22.0.0"
             }
         },
         "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ff60efe..a85ec59d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "repository": "git@github.com:openaddresses/batch",
     "author": "ingalls <nick@ingalls.ca>",
     "private": false,
+    "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22.0.0"
+    },
     "scripts": {
         "test": "echo 'no tests'",
         "lint": "eslint cloudformation/"
diff --git a/task/eslint.config.js b/task/eslint.config.js
index e5a6fd35..b9fb073f 100644
--- a/task/eslint.config.js
+++ b/task/eslint.config.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import js from '@eslint/js';
 import nodePlugin from 'eslint-plugin-n';
 
 export default [
-    js.configs.recommended,
     nodePlugin.configs['flat/recommended-module'],
     {
         'rules': {
diff --git a/task/package-lock.json b/task/package-lock.json
index 8c5e7e7b..05565bd0 100644
--- a/task/package-lock.json
+++ b/task/package-lock.json
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
                 "eslint-plugin-n": "^17.10.2",
                 "sinon": "^19.0.0",
                 "tape": "^5.0.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=22.0.0"
             }
         },
         "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/task/package.json b/task/package.json
index e76c0077..66c5547d 100644
--- a/task/package.json
+++ b/task/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
     "main": "index.js",
     "license": "MIT",
     "private": true,
+    "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22.0.0"
+    },
     "scripts": {
         "test": "tape test/**.test.js",
         "lint": "eslint *.js lib/ test/"