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 The complete scientific publication portal
 
 ## Dependencies
-SciPost is written in Python 3.5 using Django and requires a PostgreSQL database.
-Python dependencies are listed in `requirements.txt`.
+SciPost is written in Python 3.5 using Django and requires PostgreSQL 9.3 or
+higher. Python dependencies are listed in `requirements.txt`.
 
 ## Getting started