diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/index.js b/packages/playwright-core/index.js
index 3c3892c3e1..3d246e9f14 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/index.js
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/index.js
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-
+const minimumMajorNodeVersion = 14;
 const currentNodeVersion = process.versions.node;
 const semver = currentNodeVersion.split('.');
 const [major] = [+semver[0]];
 
-if (major < 14) {
+if (major < minimumMajorNodeVersion) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
   console.error(
       'You are running Node.js ' +
       currentNodeVersion +
       '.\n' +
-      'Playwright requires Node.js 14 or higher. \n' +
+      `Playwright requires Node.js ${minimumMajorNodeVersion} or higher. \n` +
       'Please update your version of Node.js.'
   );
   process.exit(1);