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@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ A [guide for astronauts](https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/news/columbia/fr_generic.pdf)
 
 For clarity's sake all examples in this document use a customized bash prompt in order to indicate the current branch and whether or not there are staged changes. The branch is enclosed in parentheses, and a `*` next to the branch name indicates staged changes.
 
+All commands should work for at least git version 2.13.0. See the [git website](https://www.git-scm.com/) to update your local git version.
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