diff --git a/docs/Beginner's-Guide.md b/docs/Beginner's-Guide.md
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Bcoin is an _alternative_ implementation of the bitcoin protocol, written in nod
 ## Requirements
 
 - Linux, OSX, or Windows (\*) (\*\*)
-- node.js >=v5.0.0
+- node.js >=v7.6.0
 - npm >=v4.0.0
 - python2 (for node-gyp)
 - gcc/g++ (for leveldb and secp256k1)