Missing Node Modules / Package.JSON issues / DO Deployment issues

So I pulled the current running version on the console on DO and it was 17.4 so I set this in the package file and originally it did not fix it…

MY MODIFICATION - WORKS

  "engines": {
    "node": "17.4.0"
  },

I also removed the arrows (see below which maybe fixed the issue?) as it worked after this

Anyone have thoughts on if thats why for others to learn from?

Generated by Wappler Below - DOES NOT WORK

 "engines": {
"node": ">=12.13.0"

},