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@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ Feel free to check out the `#discussion`/`#development` channels on our [Slack](
 
 **Note:** Versions `< 5.1.10` can't be built.
 
-Babel is built for Node.js 4 and up but we develop using Node.js 6/8 and yarn.
+Babel is built for Node 4 and up but we develop using Node 8 and yarn. You can check this with `node -v`.
 
-You can check this with `node -v` and `npm -v`.
-
-In addition, make sure that Yarn is installed.
+Make sure that Yarn is installed with version >= `0.28.0`.
 Installation instructions can be found here: https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install.
 
 ### Setup