diff --git a/ui/desktop/.nvmrc b/ui/desktop/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6eb86db744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v23
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/desktop/package.json b/ui/desktop/package.json
index 57c35c2e2f..92deffddaf 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/package.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   "productName": "Goose",
   "version": "1.0.17",
   "description": "Goose App",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "^23.0.0"
+  },
   "main": ".vite/build/main.js",
   "scripts": {
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",