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 ## Building Pyright
 
 To install the dependencies for all packages in the repo:
-1. Install [nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/)
+1. Install [nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/) version 14.x
 2. Open terminal window in main directory of cloned source
 3. Execute `npm install` to install dependencies