diff --git a/docs/development/build-instructions-linux.md b/docs/development/build-instructions-linux.md
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Follow the guidelines below for building Electron on Linux.
 * At least 25GB disk space and 8GB RAM.
 * Python 2.7.x. Some distributions like CentOS still use Python 2.6.x
   so you may need to check your Python version with `python -V`.
-* Node.js v0.12.x. There are various ways to install Node. You can download
+* Node.js. There are various ways to install Node. You can download
   source code from [Node.js](http://nodejs.org) and compile from source.
   Doing so permits installing Node on your own home directory as a standard user.
   Or try repositories such as [NodeSource](https://nodesource.com/blog/nodejs-v012-iojs-and-the-nodesource-linux-repositories).