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 ## Installation
 
 Ensure you are running Linux (kernel 3.5 or later) and have Docker
-(version 0.9.1 or later) installed. Then install weave with
+(version 1.3.1 or later) installed. Then install weave with
 
     sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/weave \
       https://github.com/weaveworks/weave/releases/download/latest_release/weave