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 ### Prerequisites
 
 1. Git
-1. Node: any 8.x version starting with 8.4.0 or greater
+1. Node: any 12.x version starting with v12.0.0 or greater
 1. Yarn: See [Yarn website for installation instructions](https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/)
 1. A fork of the repo (for any contributions)
 1. A clone of the [reactjs.org repo](https://github.com/reactjs/reactjs.org) on your local machine