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 ## Installation
 
-First, install npm, python, curl, and go >= 1.7 in your distribution. Here is
+First, install npm, python, curl, and go >= 1.9 in your distribution. Here is
 how in Arch Linux:
 
 	$ sudo pacman -S npm curl go python