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@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ Create an initial history database:
 
 `echo '{}' > advisory-circular.db`
 
-Install node dependencies:
+Make sure you have at least Node version 10.0.0 installed, and then
+install the node dependencies:
 
 `npm install`