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@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Clone this repo then install dependencies into the root of the project:
 $ npm install
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-If deploying the software to Microsoft Azure, you must set *WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION* in the app settings to *8.1.4* or the site deployment will fail. Other hosting environments do not require this setting.
+If deploying the software to Microsoft Azure, you must set *WEBSITE_NODE_DEFAULT_VERSION* in the app settings to *8.4.0* or the site deployment will fail. Other hosting environments do not require this setting.
 
 # Usage