diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ Thanks for your interest in contributing to Ionic's documentation! :tada: Check
 In order to run the documentation locally, install the dependencies and run the development server:
 
 ```sh
-$ npm install
+$ npm install --legacy-peer-deps
 $ npm start
 ```
 
-> **Note**: recent versions of npm (5+) and Node.js (10+) are required to run certain scripts.
+> **Note**: certain versions of npm (5-8) and Node.js (10-16) are required to run certain scripts.
 
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