diff --git a/src/http.ts b/src/http.ts
index e7ea8c88..33a738f6 100644
--- a/src/http.ts
+++ b/src/http.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { StreamableHTTPServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/
 import { isInitializeRequest } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
 import type { IncomingMessage, ServerResponse } from "node:http";
 import { createServer, setupSignalHandlers } from "./mcp";
+import { checkNodeVersion } from "./utils/version";
 
 type SessionEntry = {
   transport: StreamableHTTPServerTransport;
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ function readEnvPort(value: string | undefined, fallback: number): number {
 }
 
 export async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  checkNodeVersion();
   assertNoSdeEnvForHttpMode();
   const whitelist = readWhitelist();
 
diff --git a/src/stdio.ts b/src/stdio.ts
index e3908336..9f4d5f7e 100644
--- a/src/stdio.ts
+++ b/src/stdio.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
 import { createServer, setupSignalHandlers } from "./mcp";
+import { checkNodeVersion } from "./utils/version";
 
 export async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  checkNodeVersion();
+
   const server = createServer();
   setupSignalHandlers(async () => server.close());
 
diff --git a/src/utils/version.ts b/src/utils/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..334f21eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export function checkNodeVersion(): void {
+  const version = process.version;
+  const majorVersion = parseInt(version.slice(1).split(".")[0], 10);
+  const MINIMUM_VERSION = 22;
+
+  if (majorVersion < MINIMUM_VERSION) {
+    console.error(
+      `WARNING: Node.js version ${version} is not supported. ` +
+        `This MCP server requires Node.js v${MINIMUM_VERSION} or higher. ` +
+        `Please upgrade your Node.js installation.`
+    );
+    console.error(`Current version: ${version}`);
+    console.error(`Minimum required: v${MINIMUM_VERSION}.0.0`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  console.info(`Node.js version ${version} detected (OK)`);
+}