diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 16cb651b9..c640ca926 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trilium",
-  "version": "0.27.4",
+  "version": "0.28.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3258614e3..ff563e05e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "rimraf": "2.6.2",
     "sanitize-filename": "1.6.1",
     "sax": "^1.2.4",
+    "semver": "^5.6.0",
     "serve-favicon": "2.5.0",
     "session-file-store": "1.2.0",
     "simple-node-logger": "18.12.21",
diff --git a/src/www b/src/www
index 28d9a982d..943aeaf88 100755
--- a/src/www
+++ b/src/www
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ const messagingService = require('./services/messaging');
 const utils = require('./services/utils');
 const sqlInit = require('./services/sql_init');
 const port = require('./services/port');
+const semver = require('semver');
+
+if (!semver.satisfies(process.version, ">=10.5.0")) {
+    console.error("Trilium only supports node.js 10.5 and later");
+    process.exit(1);
+}
 
 let httpServer;