diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bd5a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+22
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b827664..271e663 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Gemeinsame Verwaltung von Motorrädern, Wartungen, TÜV-/Inspektionsterminen und
 
 ## Lokale Entwicklung
 
-Voraussetzungen: Node.js 24 und npm.
+Voraussetzungen: Node.js 22 oder neuer und npm.
 
 ```powershell
 Copy-Item .env.example .env.local
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cc4ddc2..80f0ed0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
         "eslint-config-next": "16.2.12",
         "tailwindcss": "^4",
         "typescript": "^5"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=22.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@alloc/quick-lru": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3530941..cc4db06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
   "name": "familien-motorrad-tracker",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=22.0.0"
+  },
   "scripts": {
+    "predev": "node scripts/check-node-sqlite.mjs",
+    "prebuild": "node scripts/check-node-sqlite.mjs",
+    "prestart": "node scripts/check-node-sqlite.mjs",
     "dev": "next dev",
     "build": "next build",
     "start": "next start",
diff --git a/scripts/check-node-sqlite.mjs b/scripts/check-node-sqlite.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b321a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-node-sqlite.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const [major, minor] = process.versions.node.split(".").map(Number);
+
+const minMajor = 22;
+const minMinor = 5;
+const current = process.versions.node;
+
+if (major < minMajor || (major === minMajor && minor < minMinor)) {
+  console.error(
+    `Node.js ${minMajor}.${minMinor}+ wird benötigt (aktuell ${current}). Bitte Node aktualisieren und npm install erneut ausführen.`,
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+try {
+  await import("node:sqlite");
+} catch {
+  console.error(
+    `Das Modul "node:sqlite" ist in deiner Node.js-Installation (${current}) nicht verfügbar. Bitte auf eine aktuelle Node-Version wechseln (empfohlen: 24.x) und npm install erneut ausführen.`,
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}