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 # Contributing
 
+## Prerequisite
+```shell
+node: "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
+yarn: "^1.22.10"
+# otherwise, build will fail
+```
+
 ## Setting Up the Monorepo
 
 ```shell