# Ghost v4.9.4 is not compatible with the current Node version

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [July 14, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160 "2021-07-14T10:58:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tompi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/tompi/32/14090_2.png) [@tompi](https://forum.ghost.org/u/tompi)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160/1 "2021-07-14T10:58:41Z")

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Hi, Im trying to install locally on a mac, getting this error, even though Ghost 4 should support node 14 as far as I can tell? (Would perhaps be more helpful if Ghost gave you some clue as to what node version it expects in this case?)

Debug Information:  
OS: macOS, v11.4  
Node Version: v14.16.0  
Ghost-CLI Version: 1.17.3  
Environment: development  
Command: ‘ghost install local’

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**Author:** ![vikaspotluri123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/vikaspotluri123/32/24_2.png) [@vikaspotluri123](https://forum.ghost.org/u/vikaspotluri123)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160/2 "2021-07-14T15:26:33Z")

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Hi @tompi👋 due to nodejs security updates, the minimum node version is v14.16.1, while you’re on v14.16.0

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**Author:** ![mattcam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mattcam/32/5890_2.png) [@mattcam](https://forum.ghost.org/u/mattcam)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160/3 "2021-07-15T03:30:30Z")

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Use `engines.node` in [Ghost/package.json at main · TryGhost/Ghost · GitHub](https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/blob/main/package.json)

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**Author:** ![tompi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/tompi/32/14090_2.png) [@tompi](https://forum.ghost.org/u/tompi)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160/4 "2021-07-15T09:58:55Z")

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Thank you, installed 14.17 and everything went ok.

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**Author:** ![vikaspotluri123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/vikaspotluri123/32/24_2.png) [@vikaspotluri123](https://forum.ghost.org/u/vikaspotluri123)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160/5 "2021-07-15T15:29:02Z")

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> [@tompi](#):
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> Would perhaps be more helpful if Ghost gave you some clue as to what node version it expects in this case

This is a good point! We’ve updated the help text to include the required semver ranges in the error message. This will be included in the next release of the CLI

> <https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost-CLI/pull/1509>
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> This has been reported a few times on the forum, but the most recent is 
> https:…//forum.ghost.org/t/ghost-v4-9-4-is-not-compatible-with-the-current-node-version/24160
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> Adds the required node/cli ranges to the error message for better context