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@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ Run the following inside your Hugo site folder:
 $ git clone https://code.briarproject.org/briar/website.git
 ```
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+Make sure to have hugo 0.93.1 installed to run the commands below,
+otherwise you may encounter errors. Obtain that version from here:
+
+https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.93.1
+
 ## Install
 
 Test page with local hugo webserver: