diff --git a/bin/check-and-run.js b/bin/check-and-run.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52e9cdb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/check-and-run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import semver from "semver";
+
+const { default: packageJSON } = await import("../package.json", {
+  with: { type: "json" }
+});
+
+const currentVersion = process.versions.node;
+const requiredRange = packageJSON.engines.node;
+
+if (!semver.satisfies(currentVersion, requiredRange)) {
+  console.error(
+    `\n  @nodesecure/cli requires Node.js ${requiredRange}.` +
+    `\n  Current version: v${currentVersion}\n`
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+await import("./index.js");
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75220e5e..daa2a534 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "description": "Node.js security CLI",
   "main": "./bin/index.js",
   "bin": {
-    "node-secure": "./bin/index.js",
-    "nsecure": "./bin/index.js"
+    "node-secure": "./bin/check-and-run.js",
+    "nsecure": "./bin/check-and-run.js"
   },
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/test/commands/bin.test.js b/test/commands/bin.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff39841a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/commands/bin.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Import Node.js Dependencies
+import assert from "node:assert";
+import { fork } from "node:child_process";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+
+// CONSTANTS
+const kProcessPath = path.join(import.meta.dirname, "..", "process", "check-and-run.js");
+
+describe("bin/check-and-run.js", () => {
+  it("should exit with code 1 and print a friendly message for an unsupported Node version", async() => {
+    const { exitCode, stderr } = await runSubprocess("0.10.0");
+
+    assert.strictEqual(exitCode, 1, "should exit with code 1");
+    assert.ok(
+      stderr.includes("@nodesecure/cli requires Node.js"),
+      "should print required Node.js version message"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should pass the version gate when Node version satisfies engines range", async() => {
+    const { stderr } = await runSubprocess("24.0.0");
+
+    assert.ok(
+      !stderr.includes("@nodesecure/cli requires Node.js"),
+      "should not print a version mismatch message"
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+function runSubprocess(version) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const child = fork(kProcessPath, [version], {
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe", "ipc"]
+    });
+
+    let stderr = "";
+    child.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      stderr += chunk;
+    });
+
+    child.on("close", (code) => {
+      resolve({ exitCode: code, stderr });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/process/check-and-run.js b/test/process/check-and-run.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3f8a9ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/process/check-and-run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const fakeVersion = process.argv[2];
+
+if (fakeVersion) {
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "versions", {
+    value: { ...process.versions, node: fakeVersion }
+  });
+}
+
+await import("../../bin/check-and-run.js");