diff --git a/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts b/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts
index ebeaee482bf5cc..ae0088c566cf51 100644
--- a/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts
+++ b/lib/config/presets/internal/replacements.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export const presets: Record<string, Preset> = {
     description: 'Replace stale `eslint-plugin-node` with a maintained fork: `eslint-plugin-n`.',
     packageRules: [
       {
+        matchCurrentVersion: '^11.1.0',
         matchDatasources: ['npm'],
         matchPackageNames: ['eslint-plugin-node'],
         replacementName: 'eslint-plugin-n',