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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 [Install](#install) • [Documentation] • [FAQ] • [Screenshots] • [Contribute](#contribute)
 
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+![Minimum Emacs version supported: 26.3 ](https://img.shields.io/badge/Supports-Emacs_26.3+-blueviolet.svg?style=flat-square&logo=GNU%20Emacs&logoColor=white)
 ![Latest commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/hlissner/doom-emacs/develop?style=flat-square)
 ![Build status: develop](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/hlissner/doom-emacs/CI/develop?style=flat-square)
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@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Check out [the FAQ][FAQ] for answers to common questions about the project.
 
 # Prerequisites
 + Git 2.23+
-+ Emacs 26.1+ (*27 is recommended*) with GNUTLS support
++ Emacs 26.3+ (*27.1 is recommended*, or [native-comp](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GccEmacs)).
 + [ripgrep] 11.0+
 + GNU `find`
 + *OPTIONAL:* [fd] 7.3.0+ (improves file indexing performance for some commands)
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@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ us know!
 This is what you'll have installed by the end of this section:
 
 - Git 2.23+
-- Emacs 26.1+ *(27.x is recommended)*
+- Emacs 26.3+ *(27.1 is recommended, or [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/GccEmacs][native-comp]])*
 - [[https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep][ripgrep]] 11.0+
 - GNU Find
 - (Optional) [[https://github.com/sharkdp/fd][fd]] 7.3.0+ (known as ~fd-find~ on Debian, Ubuntu & derivatives) --