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 # Known bugs and limitations
 
-* git v1.7 or newer is required
+* git v1.8.4 or newer is required
 * It works weird on brand new repositories, before the first commit
 * It has been tested on Mac and Ubuntu only. I never managed to make it work on Cygwin
 * You need an unicode font (like Menlo or Monaco on Mac OS X, or Monospace on Ubuntu)