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 ## Developing
 
+Ensure that you have a recent version of node:
+
+```
+node -v
+```
+
+For node v12 you should have at least `v12.12.0` and for node v14 at least `v14.13.1`. 
+
 This monorepo uses [pnpm](https://pnpm.js.org/en/). Install it...
 
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