diff --git a/docs/PUBLISHING.md b/docs/PUBLISHING.md
index 617fcb73..d59925d1 100644
--- a/docs/PUBLISHING.md
+++ b/docs/PUBLISHING.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Common Pre-requisites
 
 Make sure you're running the exact same NodeJS version as the one included with the current Electron build being used by Etcher to avoid any strange native dependencies issues.
 
+The expected NodeJS version is determined by the `engines.node` property in [`package.json`](https://github.com/resin-io/etcher/blob/master/package.json).
+
 - [Bower](http://bower.io)
 - [UPX](http://upx.sourceforge.net)
 - [Python](https://www.python.org)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a87a17c..904483ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   "main": "lib/start.js",
   "description": "An image flasher with support for Windows, OS X and GNU/Linux.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/resin-io/etcher",
+  "engines" : {
+    "node" : "5.10.0"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git@github.com:resin-io/etcher.git"
diff --git a/scripts/build/darwin.sh b/scripts/build/darwin.sh
index a6373022..f4f3052e 100755
--- a/scripts/build/darwin.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/darwin.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ ELECTRON_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').devDependencies
 APPLICATION_NAME=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').displayName)"`
 APPLICATION_COPYRIGHT=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').copyright)"`
 APPLICATION_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)"`
+ELECTRON_NODE_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').engines.node)"`
+
+if [[ "v$ELECTRON_NODE_VERSION" != "`node -v`" ]]; then
+  echo "Incompatible NodeJS version. Expected: $ELECTRON_NODE_VERSION" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 function install {
   rm -rf node_modules bower_components
diff --git a/scripts/build/linux.sh b/scripts/build/linux.sh
index b72d7e79..b797e12f 100755
--- a/scripts/build/linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/linux.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ ELECTRON_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').devDependencies
 APPLICATION_NAME=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').displayName)"`
 APPLICATION_COPYRIGHT=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').copyright)"`
 APPLICATION_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)"`
+ELECTRON_NODE_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').engines.node)"`
+
+if [[ "v$ELECTRON_NODE_VERSION" != "`node -v`" ]]; then
+  echo "Incompatible NodeJS version. Expected: $ELECTRON_NODE_VERSION" 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 function install {
 
diff --git a/scripts/build/windows.bat b/scripts/build/windows.bat
index 8538e545..306a9451 100644
--- a/scripts/build/windows.bat
+++ b/scripts/build/windows.bat
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ for /f %%i in (' "node -e ""console.log(require('./package.json').version)""" ')
   set etcher_version=%%i
 )
 
+for /f %%i in (' "node -e ""console.log(require('./package.json').engines.node)""" ') do (
+  set electron_node_version=%%i
+)
+
+for /f %%i in (' "node -v" ') do (
+  set node_version=%%i
+)
+
+if not "v%electron_node_version%"=="%node_version%" (
+  echo Incompatible NodeJS version. Expected: %electron_node_version% 1>&2
+  exit /b 1
+)
+
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 :: Configure NPM to build native addons for Electron correctly
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