diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 687f80a..55582ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
-    "ade": "packages/cli/dist/index.js"
+    "ade": "packages/cli/bin/ade.mjs"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/cli/bin/ade.mjs b/packages/cli/bin/ade.mjs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..42527b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/bin/ade.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const [major] = process.versions.node.split(".").map(Number);
+if (major < 22) {
+  console.error(
+    `ade requires Node.js >= 22 (current: ${process.versions.node}). Please upgrade Node.js.`
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+await import("../dist/index.js");
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index a46a2fd..d4b6677 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
-    "ade": "dist/index.js"
+    "ade": "bin/ade.mjs"
   },
   "files": [
+    "bin",
     "dist"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
@@ -41,5 +42,8 @@
     "typescript": "catalog:",
     "vitest": "catalog:"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22"
+  },
   "version": "0.8.0"
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index e8dd410..1bec9cd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
 import { version } from "./version.js";
 import { runSetup } from "./commands/setup.js";
 import { runInstall } from "./commands/install.js";